Fixing a heavy left wing trim.

Hi group. Has anyone successfully fixed a heavy left wing problem?

 After my first test flight I needed almost full right aileron trim to get back to wings level.

I have tried adjusting the LH flap down 3mm but this had almost no effect!

I cannot measure any wing incidence differences between the wings.

There is almost no appreciable wing drop on stall.

Anyone have any suggestions?

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Comment by Phill Barnes on March 5, 2011 at 4:09am

Hi Ian

If you have a heavy left wing and your incidence measures the same, might it be possible that the washout in both ailerons are not equal or perhaps a twist in one wing? Are you measuring your incidence with a digital inclinometer? I ask these questions as I have set up mine with a digital inclinometer and I just hope it flys level. One resolution for you may be a fixed trim tab under the right hand aileron from .025" as the european demo ch650 has, unless you are going to drill out rivets where ever the problem is.

 

Regards

Phill

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