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drag/anti drag wires and wing alignment

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EAbel

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I ve been tightening my drag/anti-drag wires today and know that steen says to tighten them 25-35 inch lbs @1/2 deflection. But how do i know the wing isnt twisting??? Ive got a digital level(.1 accuracy) and the wing incidence jigs from steen. Ive got all the ribs within .3 deg of each other, but is this close enough? Im going to run a string length wise down the wing at both spars and see also if anything is twisted too. Mostly wondering if im on the right track or if im in left field. Any thoughts? Also, this was flying plane, just replaced lower rear spar in this and mostly just checking EVERYTHING out too.
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