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Old 06-02-2004 | 10:11 AM
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rfw1953
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Default RE: GP CHRISTEN EAGLE

It's amazing how much the Pitts and the Eagle are so similar. I had the same problem with the Pitts wing dowels. The wing sat up in the saddle at the dowels about an inch or so. Like Chuck, I had to grind out the dowel holes to get the wing flush in the saddle. The trailing edge also fits sung, but not a problem. I used a meter to check incidence and all was good. For you guys still working on the wings, watch the alignment of the upper wing to the lower wing when mounting. On my first attempt I was off several degrees which would not have been good. I had to plug and re-tap for the Interplane brackets because of this. I also used a meter to check the alignment and was right on.

hilleyja - I saw your comments about the Fuji 50 BTSA. Whats going on with the engine? I recently saw that Fuji is now coming out with electronic ignition. This should help them a lot. It will certainly take away some weight and make them easier to start, but will probably take away some of the running smoothness as well.