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Old 03-12-2010 | 07:20 AM
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Default RE: Washout ?

Good answers, but to elaborate a little...

Picture standing along side your plane, grabbing the wing tip and twisting it so the LE is down and the TE is up. Do that to both wings and that is what washout is - of course, the amout of twist is very slight - like maybe 1/4"