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Old June 16th 08, 07:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Robert Gaines[_2_]
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Default Wing Leading Edge Refinishing

At 13:33 16 June 2008, Michael Huber wrote:
I want to refinish the leading edge, how do I go about keeping the

profile
correct and am I best to go back to glass on the affected areas


If you can get the original airfoil coordinates it is quite simple to

make

templates on a cnc router. Many modelers have suitable cnc routers

already

and might be cheaper than a professional shop.

Michael

The original airfoil design and the resulting profile when produced at

the factory probably are not the same. They may be reasonably close but I
have seen large differences between left and righ wing airfoils on
relatively new sailplanes. And these sailplanes were among the winning
designs.
Go figure.
Bob