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Old 04-27-2014, 10:29 PM
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[QUOTE=earl267;11783332], I flew it the other day and it seemed a little tail heavy. I would like to balance it to see but don't have any plane to tell me where the c/g is. I looked at other plans I have and it is a little then one third of the wing. My wing is 16 1/2 wide
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The Vanessa rig that panhandler linked to is a good method to find the actual existing CG however you seem to be asking where is a good target CG that will help your airplane fly better. The answer to that that with a straight cord wing like that is not 1/3 that is to far to the rear.

Try adjusting the current CG forward to 1/4 chord. Many airplanes that is often where the spar is but not all so the simple solution with your airplane is to divide that 16 1/2 inch chord by four and that is how far back from the leading edge you will want to have the airplane to balance at.

John