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Old 11-30-2018, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by masteromodels
I had one a while ago . It need 4 lbs of lead up front , a friend made a mold and poured the lead into a horse shoe shape and it fit perfectly . but when i tried to land it a little breeze would come and it wanted to float by . I added about another 1/4 to 1/2 lb. and that settled the problem .
To meet 143mm CG, I had to add 6lbs of lead which I concealed in the nose chin. With the cowl removed no dead weight lead is visible, so one would think that no lead was required to meet CG.