Streak Wing battens

[EagleTrike]

Hi just a quick question, the position of the wing battens in the streak wing. When I bought my trike and was assembling it with the seller I was told that the red battens went in the right side, I remembered this as Red battens Right side from the Rear view of the trike (RRR), Reading the manual it says Red is in the left side wing but is this facing looking from the front or from the rear.

 

:please:This is the way I have been flying it for the last 17hrs

 

Thanks

 

 

[Guest Crezzi]

"left" & "right" w.r.t. an aircraft are as seen from the pilot seat.

 

The colours orientation is the same as aircraft wingtip lights and the manual (rather than your seller) is correct.

 

Cheers

 

John

 

 

[eastmeg2]

It's a nautical colour reference and the colours are used in the same manner in aviation, as Crezzi referred to, which are a similar arrangement to navigation lights on boats.

 

Red is the colour for the "Port" side, or left side.

 

Green is the colour for the "Starboard" side, or right side. Although Blue can also be used.

 

Cheers,

 

Glen

 

 

[EagleTrike]

Thanks John

 

 

[EagleTrike]

Thanks Glen

 

 

[Guernsey]

For your info if you get confused 'Port' is red as in 'Port Wine'.

 

 

[Guest Andys@coffs]

I was taught "there is no Red Port Left" as the accronym to remember

 

 

[Guernsey]

Never heard that one but it is very good.

 

Thanks Andy.

 

 

[dazza 38]

I have heard of Guerney's.I have never heard of Andy's but that is a good one. I have also heard the one " Port has 4 letters in it and so had Left".

 

 

[Tracktop]

Hi

 

On an airborne wing there is usually 2 small colour patches at the rear centre top of the wing - red / green on appropriate sides of the centre line.

 

 

[damo]

I also remember this by thinking of the wings as if they were "my wings"...like a bird.

 

i.e. right wing would be to my right (as seated in trike)

 

Then I use the saying: "Red on the Right is wRong"

 

(I can't take the credit for this...learn't from someone much wiser than me)