REFLECTOR: INCIDENCE OF CONFUSION

Jim Sower canarder at frontiernet.net
Tue Mar 22 23:49:53 CST 2005


Are you SURE your ball is centered (make sure the plane is dead nuts 
level - jack as necessary) and check the instrument v. airplane and 
flight test it.  A little ball out to the right will pick up the right wing.
 A place to start, but there's lots more possibilities ... Jim S.

Tom Martino wrote:

>Ok, my plane has a tendency to make a slight turn to the right (in other
>words the left wing wants to lift a bit more).
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>So I checked my wing incidence and this is where it gets very confusing!
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>The right wing has a higher incidence than the left wing ... so
>shouldn't I be seeing just the opposite when it comes to turning
>tendencies? 
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>Since the right wing has a greater incidence (pitched up a bit more) ...
>isn't that the wing that should be lifting more?  Causing a slight turn
>to the left?
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>BUT I AM SEEING EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE IN FLIGHT (turning to the right)!
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>What gives?
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>Another bit of confusion ... the right strake is also the one where fuel
>drains quicker ... so I almost always have less gas in the right tank
>... yet another reason the plane should be turning a bit toward the
>heavy side (left).  
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>BUT I AM SEEING EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE IN FLIGHT (turning to the right).
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>I have but ONE question:  WHY???????
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