a not so perfect wing ... and flying??
10-08-2002 | 12:42 PM
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a not so perfect wing ... and flying??
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1. The critical thing about the fit of the wing and fuselage is the angle of attack -- i.e. the slope at which the wing enters the oncoming airflow. If your custom wing seat doesn't change that, then it's fine as long asd you also do it so that the wings both sit at the same angle as one another (i.e. no right wing up/left wing down kind of stuff).
2. Yes, many people have had problems flying with too little dihedral... but what's too little depends on more than one thing. If the dihedral matches what the plans and instructions say, then you're not likely to do much better. If it's less than that, then I'd consider increasing. A related issue: if the plane haas ailerons, too much dihedral will keep it from turning properly -- and that could be why it looks like not enough to you... it may be a small dihedral to allow ailerons to work properly.
3. Yes, most trainers are fairly forgiving and most will fly with a few imperfections. The very important parts are getting the wing and tail surfaces lined up right and free of twists, and getting the plane to balance right -- both front-to-rear and side-to-side.
1. The critical thing about the fit of the wing and fuselage is the angle of attack -- i.e. the slope at which the wing enters the oncoming airflow. If your custom wing seat doesn't change that, then it's fine as long asd you also do it so that the wings both sit at the same angle as one another (i.e. no right wing up/left wing down kind of stuff).
2. Yes, many people have had problems flying with too little dihedral... but what's too little depends on more than one thing. If the dihedral matches what the plans and instructions say, then you're not likely to do much better. If it's less than that, then I'd consider increasing. A related issue: if the plane haas ailerons, too much dihedral will keep it from turning properly -- and that could be why it looks like not enough to you... it may be a small dihedral to allow ailerons to work properly.
3. Yes, most trainers are fairly forgiving and most will fly with a few imperfections. The very important parts are getting the wing and tail surfaces lined up right and free of twists, and getting the plane to balance right -- both front-to-rear and side-to-side.
