Hi guys,
This subject is one I have not made peace with as I am still in the beginning phases of building my own planes / scratch builds. I usually get all my plans from http://www.parkjets.com/ which I must say is a great resource of free plans, BUT 90% of the plans don't have an indication of where the CG of the planes are, which is a bit of a challange when going out for your maiden flight.
Advise I have been give so far is as follows :
1. CG should be about a third of the plane's lenght from the front of the plane, but I found that this is not always 100% true.
2. A nose heavy plane is better than tail heavy plane, so it's best to start balancing your plane with you battery / weights from the nose...
Is there anyone that might have some other advise for me as I am about to maiden this baby of mine today some time
http://www.parkjets.com/tomhe-f-18/
Thanks flitetest for this forum
This subject is one I have not made peace with as I am still in the beginning phases of building my own planes / scratch builds. I usually get all my plans from http://www.parkjets.com/ which I must say is a great resource of free plans, BUT 90% of the plans don't have an indication of where the CG of the planes are, which is a bit of a challange when going out for your maiden flight.
Advise I have been give so far is as follows :
1. CG should be about a third of the plane's lenght from the front of the plane, but I found that this is not always 100% true.
2. A nose heavy plane is better than tail heavy plane, so it's best to start balancing your plane with you battery / weights from the nose...
Is there anyone that might have some other advise for me as I am about to maiden this baby of mine today some time
http://www.parkjets.com/tomhe-f-18/
Thanks flitetest for this forum