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Old 08-04-2008 | 07:05 AM
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da Rock
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Default RE: wing incidence


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Nothing moved in the crash. Trhe horiz stab is angled down in front two degrees. The plane climbs more than just trimming can fix, and an experienced pilot saw the amount of down trim needed and said it worried/bothered him. Ill try the engine thrust angle first since its only a washer to change it. I felt that changing the wing to match the tail would drastically change the aoa, messing with take off, etc. Ill see if i can find the incidences published somewhere.I dont mind using trim to fix problem but would like to reduce drag if possible.

You don't change the wing to match the tail. The idea is to adjust the wing according to how you thought the plane was flying and how you wish it to fly.

Once the airplane has shown what it does in the air, you can respond to that. You know what it's doing and it's often rather simple to make changes and test them.

Do you know what the name of the model is?

Is it a highwing model? Is the wing rubberbanded on or bolted on?