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Old 08-19-2004 | 07:43 AM
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Default RE: Wing Incidence

Very broad question until a lot of questions are answered but it will probably be somewhere between 0 and 1 degree positive incidence. Is the wing incidence going to be adjustable or set?

I would think there is a little flight trial and error to getting it just right. Have to actually fly the plane and see what kind of trim/cg adjustments the plane needs in level flight vs. what it does in vertical downlines. Then adjust the elevator trim, cg and incidence until you get all the flight characteristics you are looking for.

Unless one of the resident flight engineers responds, very generally speaking I would say start at about .4-.5 degrees positive and then adjust until you like it.

Something we have gone to, maybe everyone else has too, that you might like is using a digital level to set incidence instead of a laser. Just get the GP laser incidence meter get rid of the lazer and mount a digital level on top of the frame. Put the plane in blocks, adjust the plane so that the horizontal stab is totaly level, lock it there and then go to the wings and set the incidence.