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Old 03-04-2007 | 09:05 PM
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da Rock
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Default RE: effect of down incidence


ORIGINAL: typhoonfury
IF the leading edge measurements were lower than the trailing edge numbers,
than i would have had neg incidence. I probably will ck it with an incidence meter.

Maybe, maybe not.

If the airfoil is symmetrical, yes you'd have negative incidence to the fuselage if the fuselage was parallel to the floor when you measured the wing. But if the airfoil is cambered, it would depend on the airfoil whether or not it was actually negative, positive, on zero.

And understand that it wasn't an idle suggestion about the airplane not being able to take off. Think about it.