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Dan-San,
While we're discussing wing wires, do you have any information on the tension of the wires? Over on the Nieuportbuilders newsgroup, they've been talking about how much tension to put on the rigging. Graham Lee ( the original designer of the 7/8ths scale Nieuport 11 flown by most newsgroup members ) says he does it by sound. He says if the tension is right, it goes "thub". If if goes "twang" it's too tight, and if it goes "thung" it's too loose. (Makes you wonder if the best riggers had been piano tuners before the war!)
Was there a more systematic method employed during WW1, or does the "tuning the wires method" sound plausible? Anyone?
VBR,
Dean
PS I'll be dissappointed if Ginger doesn't have a good response to this one! *grin*
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