ORIGINAL: billberry189
Duane.
I really haven't finished sanding the leading edge. So far I have only sanded the excess sheeting off the front of the LE. I started by sanding the laminated leading edge down to the rib pattern, which basically left a sharp pointed LE. Then when I sheeted the wing it left a LE of 3/16''. At this point I could either leave it relatively sharp or I could round it some. What would you suggest?
I suggest you do it just like Ed. For my King Altair wing, I'm going to experiment with a sharp L.E. in an attempt to handle the wind a bit better, (the KA has drag to burn, and literally "whistles" as it goes by).
When I post that L.E. picture, it should show the L.E. pretty well. My goal throughout was to try to make the prototype look as much like Ed's Simla as humanly possible. It looks to me like Ed went more toward a "normal" or even blunt L.E.