Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:53:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.3) with ESMTP id 434004 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:04:29 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.217.120.62; envelope-from=ddickinson@rugbyipd.com Received: from dialup-4.227.187.78.dial1.denver1.level3.net ([4.227.187.78] helo=yourrvlnhr6v8d) by snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1CByuq-0007R2-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:03:56 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <000c01c4a4b3$f787a620$4ebbe304@yourrvlnhr6v8d> From: "drew dickinson" X-Original-To: Subject: wing incidence X-Original-Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:03:51 -0700 Organization: rugby ipd corporation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4A479.4A2C1EA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4A479.4A2C1EA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just to add to what Mike Easley is saying - I took Delivery of my kit = well after Mike and at the same time as Bryan Burr. My incidence = measurements are almost identical to Mike's. At the wing root, I am off = .8 degrees, at the wing tips - almost 2.0 degrees. I have also had = conversations with Tim Ong about these measurements. There is no doubt = in my mind that the factory jig is off - or the production in the = Phillipines is off - either way it is frustrating. Go figure - the guys = who have built their own from scratch with plywood jigs in a garage have = straighter wings than the guys that have paid for the use of the factory = supplied jigs. And we paid a premium for the fast build kit and for the = use of the Lancair jigs and shop. I am sure that once I am flying, the = ecentrics bushing trick will work as it has for others - then I will go = and redo all of the bodywork at the wing roots. Blah. So much for the = "fastbuild"!=20 Drew Dickinson Las Vegas, NV ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4A479.4A2C1EA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just to add to what Mike Easley is = saying - I took=20 Delivery of my kit well after Mike and at the same time as Bryan = Burr.  My=20 incidence measurements are almost identical to Mike's.  At the = wing=20 root, I am off .8 degrees, at the wing tips - almost 2.0 degrees.  = I have=20 also had conversations with Tim Ong about these measurements.  = There is no=20 doubt in my mind that the factory jig is off - or the production in the=20 Phillipines is off - either way it is frustrating.  Go figure = - the=20 guys who have built their own from scratch with plywood jigs in a=20 garage have straighter wings than the guys that have paid for=20 the use of the factory supplied jigs.  And we paid a premium = for the=20 fast build kit and for the use of the Lancair jigs and = shop.  I am=20 sure that once I am flying, the ecentrics bushing trick will work as it = has for=20 others - then I will go and redo all of the bodywork at the wing roots.=20 Blah.  So much for the "fastbuild"! 
 
Drew Dickinson
Las Vegas, = NV
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