Flattened Aerobird wing
05-05-2004, 10:53 AM
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Flattened Aerobird wing
Hi all!
Well it has begun to warm up in the foothills of CA. I went flying Sunday and left the wing to my Aerobird in my back window. DOH! [X(]It was warmed sitting there and actually flattened out due to the warping. I think I am going to go get a new wing, but I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with a flat wing on the Aerobird?
When I say flattened, I don't mean it lost it's under camber.....it lost it's dihedral.
Will this make my plane more aggressive?
Perhaps quicker in a dive and flying level?
There is some slight corkscrew warping as well.....i think I could get that out though by putting some weight and trying to rewarp the wing.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Shane
Well it has begun to warm up in the foothills of CA. I went flying Sunday and left the wing to my Aerobird in my back window. DOH! [X(]It was warmed sitting there and actually flattened out due to the warping. I think I am going to go get a new wing, but I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with a flat wing on the Aerobird?
When I say flattened, I don't mean it lost it's under camber.....it lost it's dihedral.
Will this make my plane more aggressive?
Perhaps quicker in a dive and flying level?
There is some slight corkscrew warping as well.....i think I could get that out though by putting some weight and trying to rewarp the wing.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Shane
05-05-2004, 01:00 PM
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RE: Flattened Aerobird wing
A warped twisted wing is not a good thing unless you are looking for a good excuse for a new plane.
A totally flat wing on an Aerobird would fly, but the plane would lose a lot of stability adn might be a bit challenging to turn as the dihedral is part of how the plane turns.
Good luck getting it back to the right shape
A totally flat wing on an Aerobird would fly, but the plane would lose a lot of stability adn might be a bit challenging to turn as the dihedral is part of how the plane turns.
Good luck getting it back to the right shape
05-05-2004, 03:21 PM
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RE: Flattened Aerobird wing
lol...thanks Ed..........you sound so.........confident.............lol. Well I was planning on getting a new wing after work, I just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with a flat wing......
