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Subject: Re:Europa-List: Wing Rigging
From: Alexander Kaarsberg <kaarsber@terra.com.br>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:53:35

Simon,

It's a while I've done this job and I don't have the manual handy, so I cant 
answer
the question you asked but want to give a tip.
Don't do as I've seen so many talk about on this forum, using the digital 
inclinometer!
It does not offer a resolution high enough for the job.
I won't bother calculating this but just remember that 0.1 of a degree 
corresponds
to quite a distance when you talk of the length of the chord.
The simplest way to do it is to use a 1/4 inch clear flextube with water and a
drop of detergent and set up reliable reference points on leading and trailing
edges.
That will give you peace of mind when it comes to the day of the testflight...
If you do it alone it can still be done, taping the tube but it is a drawn out
story to get it right.
After I did the job I saw advertised somewhere an automatic water level thingie
that beeps when the level reaches the desired point and thought it would be 
handy
for a lot of jobs....

Alex, kit 529- as far as I remember...haven't touched the beast for two years 
now....darn




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