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March 1st 05, 02:07 AM
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It would be interesting to know the angles of incidence on each wing of the
Griffon powered Mk 14 Spitfire. DH "private" wrote in message news:FVPUd.530947$6l.188198@pd7tw2no... "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message news  We define The angle of incidence would be the angular difference between the longitidunal axis of the airplane and a line drawn through the leading and trailing edges of the wing.(Chord Line) That was how I have always defined the term, Kermode calls this the riggers angle of incidence and says it is a left over from rag wing biplanes that adjust the riggers angle to tune handling. It is my understanding that some ac have slightly differing angles of incidence on each side. Blue skies to all 
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