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equip 05-08-2025 04:54 AM

balanceing the MidWest Super Stinker biplane
 
Hello I'm in the process of balancing my Super Stinker, I see no datum line on the plans, so do I go by the bottom wing that shows 0 degree incidence. Or by how it looks standing back and saying ok that looks good.
Any insight would be helpful thanks for looking.

VincentJ 05-08-2025 08:55 AM


Originally Posted by equip (Post 12819709)
Hello I'm in the process of balancing my Super Stinker, I see no datum line on the plans, so do I go by the bottom wing that shows 0 degree incidence. Or by how it looks standing back and saying ok that looks good.
Any insight would be helpful thanks for looking.

When you balance a plane on its CG, the plane should be level front to back and side to side, your lack of Datum line on plans shouldn’t be an issue. Go by the 0 degree incidence on the bottom of the wing. Level (0) is level regardless of where it is taken from. Hope this helps.

equip 05-09-2025 06:11 PM


Originally Posted by VincentJ (Post 12819718)
When you balance a plane on its CG, the plane should be level front to back and side to side, your lack of Datum line on plans shouldn’t be an issue. Go by the 0 degree incidence on the bottom of the wing. Level (0) is level regardless of where it is taken from. Hope this helps.

Thank you for your imput bin out of it for a feu years getting back in.
Dennis


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