I just replaced fabric wings on my Forney with all metal wings with which it was certificated. With the fabric wings it flew left wing heavy, with the ball slightly out of the cage. It had trim tabs on the ailerons to take the pressure off the yoke. I now attribute the problem to a slight warp of the wing. I do not remember any LEADING edge mis-alignment, but both it's aileron and that of the Forney replacement seem to have a deliberate TRAILING edge droop in the outboard foot or so. I assume this is built in to the design. There were no washers under the hinges of either aileron. Makes me wonder if the wing in question is warped causing the misalignment of the aileron and need for washers.
As a side remark, contrary to a comment made by another contributor, there are no drag/anti-drag wires as one would find in a more conventional fabric covered wing. I assume this to be because the ribs are not parallel, but rather set in a triangular arrangement negating the need for other triangular braceing. Dick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, April 14, 2000 1:07 AM Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] left wing is heavy >Was wondering my left wing is heavy real heavy all the controls --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Start an Email List For Free at Topica. http://www.topica.com/register
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