Pietenpol-List: wing washout

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Pietenpol-List: wing washout

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Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright
Never one to argue with success, I went back to theMatronics archives and searched for posts from Mike Cuyon washout. From one of his posts:>I had two IA's that couldn't have stressed proper>rigging to me more and in reading the Tony B. books>on this he too couldn't stress proper rigging enough.>Bill Klosz (WWII vet who flew B-24's and IA) helped me>rig with his digital angle finder level to make sure>everything was right including washout of about 3/8" at>the third rib in from the wing tip ala J-3's and such.>I'm glad those guys hounded me thru the rigging--it paid off.Go thou and do likewise ;o) Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:20:35 -0400
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