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Old 12-31-2001 | 06:12 PM
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Rodney
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Default biplane incidence

My experience has shown that on most bipes, the upper wing should have about 1.5 degrees less angle of attack than the lower wing. Different planes can require more than this. I find that fine tuning the incidence of bipe can turn a dog into a ***** cat. Thrust lines are also more critical on a bipe than on a monoplane, at least from my experience. I find I usually need about 3 degrees right thrust and about 5 degrees downthrust to get one to fly well. It pays to experiment a little as small changes can give vast improvement. Rod