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Old 04-08-2003 | 01:22 PM
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Default Wing Angle

How big is the angle in degrees or what is the deviation in inches at the tip and the span?

In general I think the leading wing for large angles will cause a roll in the up direction at flight conditions that allow it to retain flow compared to the trailing wing.

Having said that a degree or so won't be noticable. It also depends on what the intended purpose of the airplane is. Is it a nice high wing trainer or is it a pattern ship that needs to track perfectly (or as near as we can make them)?

It also depends on how easy it is to fix the problem compared to the size of the offset and how ambitious you are.

Anyway a little more data will help with the answer.