What you need
- The model resting still, roughly level
- A straight edge, for curved wing sections
Steps
- On the Bench screen, choose the aircraft, then tap Incidence.
- Lay the iPhone on the fuselage datum, such as the wing saddle, top toward the nose. Tap Capture.
- Lay the iPhone front to back on the wing near the root, top toward the leading edge. Tap Capture.
- Lay it front to back on the stab, top toward the leading edge. Tap Capture.
- Optional: hold a straight edge along the motor shaft, lay the iPhone on it, and tap Capture.
- Read the decalage under Results, then tap the Save button.
Good to know
- Keep the model still between readings. Moving it changes the datum.
- On a curved wing, lay a straight edge across the leading and trailing edges and put the iPhone on that.
- Flip calibration takes each reading twice, turning the iPhone around in between. It cancels tilt from a case.
- Nose up is positive. A negative thrust line means down-thrust.
Words used here
- Incidence
- The angle of the wing or stab compared with the fuselage datum.
- Decalage
- The difference between the wing and stab incidence angles. It affects how the model trims as its speed changes.
- Datum
- A flat reference on the fuselage, such as the wing saddle. Angles and distances are measured from it.
- Thrust line
- The direction the motor or engine shaft points. A few degrees of down-thrust or right-thrust is common.
- Leading edge
- The front edge of a wing, stab or control surface.
- Chord
- The width of a wing or control surface, from its leading edge to its trailing edge.