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Old 07-15-2003 | 12:35 PM
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Default Some Float Issues

I've just mounted a set of fiberglass floats on my WM Cub, and have been doing the mental debate over float to wing incidence angles.

I believe I've read that for flat bottom airfoils (which at least the World Models Cub has) there should be a 0 (zero) degree incidence angle between the float and wing. I've since ignored this and mounted my floats with about a 1 1/2-2 deg positive angle (mostly because my existing struts just fell into place that way). Does anyone have an opinion on no angle vs up to 2 deg positive on a cub? Which do you think is better for a novice float plane pilot?

I'll be spending 9 days on a quiet lake in central NY and am bringing the Cub along...just want to make sure I have all the build/mounting details down before I travel 250 miles from my workshop!

Thanks!

Steve