Peeps,
I borrowed a buddy’s 9” wide invasion stripes to see how the looked on my RV-14. The RV-14 wing is just under 12’ long. Given the “rule of thirds” they seem too wide overall (9x5= 45”). Ideally, 36” (5 stripes at 6” wide each) seems apropos, as well as having the stars and bars at 36”, instead of the suggested 55.6”. Historically, smaller aircraft sported 9” wide stripes by technical order, but I feel this was more a function of the width of a standard paint roller, than any visual recognition calculation.
Thoughts?
Jeffrey Turner
RV-14 almost, almost finished