Just tried out a weight test for the CG, and as is, I got it level with 2 AA alcaline batteries (same size and weight as the LiFePO4 2S 14500 size battery I want to make) in the cabin right back next to the former. Now, the servos will be installed in the wings aft of the CG, bit they will only be light. If I installed the receiver in the underwing section next to the former, literally on the CG point, this would allow me to put the battery right up front next to the nose to compensate the servos, and that way have the weight right up front where it goes best on a sloper. And all this with no need for extra ballast probably! Another good thing is this is more a test for me, so I end up with a nice piece of room between the battery and the former, right where the servos originally went, to add a servo for the clamshell tailbrake on a larger version... Now I know exactly where I need to put it, and I can adjust the cables accordingly! Either there, or in the aft section next to the former, and place the receiver in the cabin next to the former, and thst will give the cables unobstructed access to the tail.
How about on a larger version using 2 servos per wing instead of one? That would open up different posibilities like smaller elevator, diferential trim ailerons... Even butterfly, to see how it turns out! If butterfly works, and you add clamshell speedbrakes, you can literally land on a dime! The problem with butterfly on plank wings is you more or less loose aileron control with it. So if you use the clamshell when on approach, and flip the butterfly on about a meter off the ground, that would bleed off all the airspeed in the last moment, whilst still giving aileron control on the lineup...
How about on a larger version using 2 servos per wing instead of one? That would open up different posibilities like smaller elevator, diferential trim ailerons... Even butterfly, to see how it turns out! If butterfly works, and you add clamshell speedbrakes, you can literally land on a dime! The problem with butterfly on plank wings is you more or less loose aileron control with it. So if you use the clamshell when on approach, and flip the butterfly on about a meter off the ground, that would bleed off all the airspeed in the last moment, whilst still giving aileron control on the lineup...
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