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Old 18 March 2005, 11:30 PM   #1
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How was washout achieved?

Many of the thin-wing aircraft of WWI had built-in washout. How exactly was this built in? In some cases, on upper wings, the washout seems to have been accomplished just with several degrees of torsion in the aileron structure giving a bird-like feathered effect. On lower wings the washout is often harder to spot in old photos and can even make a straight wing appear to have a curved TE from the rear.

How is this washout built in? Do the outer ribs actually have a different shape from the indboard ribs? This would seem to be a nightmare from a construction standpoint.

BTW, I'm particularly interested in the washout on the Pfalz DIII.
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