John Kleber who finished his Legacy in March after 10 years of building answered the question about the apparent crookedness in my wings. As he explained, “ the wing is actually straight but the outboard wing surface tapers to the tip”. It’s normal!

 

Thanks John! 

 

Stan Fields

LEG 201

Austin

 

 

The manual points out that the wing design has two shapes with a linear transition between them. Each shape must be as straight as possible. After filling the outer wing shape, it is perfectly straight. As I began working on the inner wing shape I noticed that not only did it have a difference incidence(less swept back) it also had a 1.2 degree steeper dihedral than the outer wing surface. Like the outer wing, the inner wing surface is perfectly straight. The change in Dihedral takes place in the transition between the two wing surfaces. This is not mentioned in the manual. However, it becomes evident when you extend the inner wing surface to the tip of the outer wing there is a 1 1/2" difference between the two. I measured the other wing and it's identical. So either it's part of the wing design or somehow I managed to built both wings crooked. I have a call into the factory to determine if this is a problem or a feature.

 

Can anyone confirm that there is indeed a change in Dihedral between the two compound wing surfaces?

 

Stan Fields

LEG#201

Austin