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Leading edge tape.
Lloyd:
I concurr, I dont see any leading edge taping on the Fok.DR.I wings. And yes the leading edge on the Fok.D.VII was taped as were the ribs and all edges.
The Dr.I wing the finished leading edges werepainted with the olive paint used for the streaking. I can't find chord-wise seams on the wings, so I have concluded the wings were covered span-wise. If the foled leading edge seam faced the trailing edge, 1. it would be difficult to see, and 2. The air would flow over the seam and not impinged against it. I did this on sky-diving competion parachute canopies, to reduce the interference drag, and makes for a smoother airflow.
The narrow tapes on the wings of the Fok.F.I triplanes are 10mm wide linen tapes through which the fabric is tacked to the rib. They are not rib tapes per-se.
Blue skies,
Dan-San
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