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Date:  8-4-2007
Number of Hours:  2.00
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Brief Description:  Instrument Panel Angle

Panel is set back to builders preference, but some steam gyro's spec 0 or 7 degree tilt.

Top of doors are level in flight. Little trig was used as I didn't want to buy a Home Depot $100 angle finder. Simple framing square was used to give the upright reference.

Also a little trig (24" level) with a 5.35" rise confirms the plane is sitting at a 12.5 degree angle. That is with respect to the fuselage. Not sure on wings angle of attack (not the same as the fuselage)

With the instrument panel being 9.5" tall, a 7 degree set back means the top tilts in 1.150" inch at the top. About 0.120" on the scrap paper, which was 'mental math'
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Reference point wrt top of door

Reference point wrt top of door

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too much tilt

too much tilt

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top 4.2

top 4.2", bottom 3" about right

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