gp cub j-3 need help
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From: kettering,
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when i was joining the two wing halves together the right leading edge came out about an eighth of an inch lower than the left one if u know what i mean. was wondering if theres ne thing i could do to fix this or if it really matters. or if i screwed up really bad then jus tmake me feel better and say that u guys have done it before also. any replies would be greatly aprreciated. thnx
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If the right leading and trailing edges are mismatched by the same amount below the LH wing, it's just a cosmetic problem.
If the RH LE is dropped and the RH TE is above or even with the LH TE, then the wings will have unequal incidence. The airplane will fly, but you will have to add left aileron trim to hold wings level in flight, and the left wing will stall before the right one does
HTH
Jim
If the RH LE is dropped and the RH TE is above or even with the LH TE, then the wings will have unequal incidence. The airplane will fly, but you will have to add left aileron trim to hold wings level in flight, and the left wing will stall before the right one does

HTH
Jim
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no actually the trailing edges are perfectly straight together
no actually the trailing edges are perfectly straight together
Cheers!
Jim
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From: Frederick, MD
If your leading edge is truely only 1/8" off then you have nothing to worry about. The plane will have a very slighty bias in one direction that can be easily dealt with by a couple of clicks of aileron trim. This is a Cub after all not a precision aerobatic machine or high speed jet.



