RE: BRIO Construction by the numbers
Now, take that same setup and instead of measuring the tip, measure the leading edge at the tip. Now suddently instead of moving back roughly 3/16 of an inch, everything measures straight, to 1/32 of an inch.
Now, measure from the leading edge root, mark two spots 20 inches out. Measure from hear and yet again something different. Now the wings have to be moved clockwise 1/8 of an inch as viewed from the top.
Check another refernce point on the fuselage. Instead of the top of the fin, use a reference point at the base of the fin. Now, understand that the seam on the fuselage is not exactly the center point, and since there are no straight lines, one cannot precisely measure the center line, at least any more accurately than an "eye ball". So the measuring continues. Basically if you take the surface area of each wing half, accurate to 1/16 times 1 meter. Now, if you could even measure the wings with that accuracy, since one would need a machine tool to carve the edges of the wing (LE, TE, tips and root).