Yes, ours is twsted but dosent make a blind bit of difference - been flying
4 years.
The fuselage twisted when we bonded on the top - the tailplane is about .5
of a degree out compared with the wings.
Its not really measurable but obvious when you stand behind the aircraft and
eyeball it.
Carl Pattinson
G-LABS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Singleton" <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: tailplane twist
> <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
>
> Will
> it's not supposed to be like that but I doubt if it matters, I once saw
> Pete Clarke take off for a test flight with 1/2 an inch difference in the
> level of the trailing edges. He said he couldn't tell the difference, I
> was amazed.
> Graham
> btw Pete was the guy who did all those 12 turn spins etc. Good pilot
>
> William Daniell wrote:
>
>> I have just discovered that I have the port stabilator at 0.6deg (laying
>> the smart level on the aft trailing edge flat surface) different angle
>> from the starboard.
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>>
>> Is this normal, is it supposed to be like this?
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>>
>> Does this matter?
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>>
>> Will
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