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Dick's Waves
In his flight test reports Richard H. Johnson usually included an
assessment of the glider's wing condition. He often sites 0.004" as being a acceptable degree of waviness. I'm assuming this is wave height, but over what length? The reason for asking, is I'm current having my wings refinished and I want to determine how much of the spar shrinkage needs to be corrected. I'm thinking that a flat spot in the wing profile can be tolerated as long as the transition is gradual. The current distortion isn't too bad and could most likely be fixed with a extra coat or 2 of gel confined to the spar area. However, not sure thick gel is a good idea on an asw20 with such flexible wings. Thanks David |
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