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Richard DeCiero

wing incidence

Post by Richard DeCiero » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:39 pm

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Hello again,
With all this talk of the stab incidence, I would like to know what the wing incidence is and/or should be. A quick calculation of the hole locations between the front and rear wing bolt holes figures out that they are angled about 2.0 degrees. I have not measured or figured out what the difference in the mounting holes on the wing itself are, therefore, I cannot calculate what the incidence should be.
If anyone has the wing incidence numbers as measured on the BOTTOM of the wing I would appreciate them. I have not seen the wing incidence in my manual anywhere probably because it pretty much sets itself by default using the fus brackets and the wing brackets. This number would be to merely confirm that both sides are set equally.
As Wayne has pointed out the electronic levels are convienient.
However, the one that I am familiar with is only accurate to 0.1 degree. This calculates out to 0.084" over 4 feet. I set up my A/C using a machinist's level clamped onto a regular 4 foot level frame. This has worked well for me. The machinist's level costs about $75 US. Sometimes it is too accurate as the graduations are .001 per line in the bubble area and you just have to decide how accurate you want it.
Another item that I added to my A/C are two holes in the side of the fuselage just under 4 feet apart to be used for leveling the aircraft. One point of interest is that the holes on the center crease of the side skins are level and you may use these to level the fuse. I have measured the CAD database of Murphy's drawing to determine this.
Thanks,
Rick D.

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Wayne G. O'Shea

wing incidence

Post by Wayne G. O'Shea » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:39 pm

Rick, if I can find the time, I will compare the fuselage cabin bottom to the lower wing skin on all 3 Rebels in the hanger. #4 has the wings off so I can't do it, but between the other three I should be able to get you a "clean" number. Measuring will be faster than me finding the numbers in my construcion logs! The only "flat spot" for this is from the rear spar to the rearmost stringer, so the number will be for this area.

Wayne G. O'Shea
www.irishfield.on.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard DeCiero (rsdec1@star.net)
To: Rebel Builders (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: wing incidence


Hello again,
With all this talk of the stab incidence, I would like to know what the wing incidence is and/or should be. A quick calculation of the hole locations between the front and rear wing bolt holes figures out that they are angled about 2.0 degrees. I have not measured or figured out what the difference in the mounting holes on the wing itself are, therefore, I cannot calculate what the incidence should be.
If anyone has the wing incidence numbers as measured on the BOTTOM of the wing I would appreciate them. I have not seen the wing incidence in my manual anywhere probably because it pretty much sets itself by default using the fus brackets and the wing brackets. This number would be to merely confirm that both sides are set equally.
As Wayne has pointed out the electronic levels are convienient.
However, the one that I am familiar with is only accurate to 0.1 degree. This calculates out to 0.084" over 4 feet. I set up my A/C using a machinist's level clamped onto a regular 4 foot level frame. This has worked well for me. The machinist's level costs about $75 US. Sometimes it is too accurate as the graduations are .001 per line in the bubble area and you just have to decide how accurate you want it.
Another item that I added to my A/C are two holes in the side of the fuselage just under 4 feet apart to be used for leveling the aircraft. One point of interest is that the holes on the center crease of the side skins are level and you may use these to level the fuse. I have measured the CAD database of Murphy's drawing to determine this.
Thanks,
Rick D.

Roger and Alice Hoffman

Wing Incidence

Post by Roger and Alice Hoffman » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:39 pm

Richard DeCiero wrote on 1/7/00:

"...electronic levels are convienient. However, the one that I am familiar
with is only accurate to 0.1 degree. This calculates out to 0.084" over 4
feet. I set up my A/C using a machinist's level clamped onto a regular 4
foot level frame. This has worked well for me. The machinist's level costs
about $75 US. Sometimes it is too accurate as the graduations are .001 per
line in the bubble area and you just have to decide how accurate you want
it."

Thanks Richard. Your comment regarding the machinist's level reminded me
that I had one tucked away. I dug it out and have been using it piggyback on
a 4 foot carpenters level to setup my wing. I am much more satisfied with
the accuracy than I was just using the carpenters level alone. I had been
considering buying an electronic level before. As far as I am concerned, you
probably saved me the expense.

Isn't this list great!!

R Hoffman #687R
Eugene, OR USA


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