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Old 01-16-2008 | 08:26 AM
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Default RE: Dirty Birdy Kit help (Bluejay)

George,

Sorry, I don't have a clue what size or brand tank I have in my DB. Been too long since I've seen the tank!

When I spoke with Lynn at Bluejay about the wing incidence, he told me that the figure printed on the plans was correct. It was something like 1/32" or 1/64" positive incidence. The instructions are going to have you adjust the wing to the proper incidence. The thing that I found was that I needed to lower the leading edge of the wing to reach proper adjustment. The problem was that the wing was already doweled, so I couldn't change it. I mounted the wing, measured how far off it was, plugged the holes and redrilled them. Then taped Monokote backing sheet to the wing put epoxy with microballoons on the saddle and bolted the wing on, checking incidence again. It gave a nice saddle and perfect incidence.

This is the method the plans give, I just had to adjust the front of the saddle, not the back. And I thought it easier to move the dowel holes than recarve the whole wing saddle.

Take a look at my thread referenced above, it gives detailed measurements.

Dave