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Old 06-11-2008, 06:28 AM
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Dzlstunter
 
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Default RE: Biplane trimming problem

I think we found the problem. I had the local guru over Monday nite and cleared out the garage so we could put the plane on a table in the middle and go round and round with incidence meters, straight edges, carbon rods banded to the wings, and levels. We found that both the wings apparently got the same small twist in them during covering, and this was made worse by one of the interplane struts which was a bit too short and when tightened exacerbated the problem. All has been corrected, and we are looking forward to test flying it Wednesday nite if the weather permits, though it looks as if the wind god is not going to cooperate.

Thank you all for your concern and suggestions. I'll let you know how it goes when it goes. Dzl