Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 21:18:51 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([65.115.173.155] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.3) with ESMTP id 1946304 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Jan 2003 20:36:56 -0500 Received: from rhombus.bright.net ([209.143.0.75]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:24:59 -0500 Received: from bright.net (paul-cas2-cs-26.dial.bright.net [216.201.47.83] (may be forged)) by rhombus.bright.net (8.12.1/8.12.1) with ESMTP id h071a7KD019736; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:36:16 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <3E1A2F02.88220C2B@bright.net> X-Original-Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 20:36:02 -0500 From: J H Webb X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Carl Cadwell , "(Lancair Mailing List)" Subject: Stalls; wing drop Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HI I saw your posting on the LML and thought you would be interested in what I found that was causing the wing drop in my L IV. I used my digital level and measured the relative angle of incidence of both winds and discovered that the angle of incidence was over 2 degrees different between the left and right wing. By adjusting the Angle of incidence the airplane stalls beautifully straight ahead with no wing drop. I was able to get the difference between the wings to less than 0.5 degrees. This has the additional advantage of potentially increasing your cruise speed because of the balanced loading of the two wings at cruise. I have no stall strips (Flow strips as some Aero engineers call them). Jack Webb L 360, L IV ATP, CFI A&I Mulit&sea AeroSpace Engineer Engineering Test Pilot