Was the XS Fin offset?
Dave Park
> On 14 Jan 2017, at 22:41, jonathanmilbank <jdmilbank@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> I'm converting my Classic to XS firewall forward and the instructions for
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the engine call for the 4 washers on each lord mount to be arranged so that
the engine is angled 1.5 degrees to the right.
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> The Classic build manual didn't give this stipulation and so mine was pointing
straight ahead. What effect will there likely be when I start flying in the
new configuration. Up until now there has been a tendency for the aircraft to
roll gently to the right in the cruise.
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> Will angling the engine to the right make the right roll tendency better or
> worse?
Please give me the aerodynamic logic for this 1.5 degree offset.
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> Thanks.
> Jonathan
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=465078#465078
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