danstrider

Here are a few more images for you guys. I included a few that show the winglet attachment in progress, the engine mounting method (for you guys thinking of electric conversions), a blurry shot to show the balsa nose extension, and a shot of the extra carbon reinforcement on the canard.

I'm building this wayyy too slowly for a build-log, but I'll think about adding a new photo occasionally for anyone subscribed, how about that?

I definitely hear the comments about the gear and fuel burn moving the CG. For those who have flown the plane, is there a consensus on forward and aft CG limits? It should be easy enough to measure the CG with the tank full and the gear retracted. Set to the aft-most CG limit, then emptying the fuel tank and putting the nose gear down will establish the most nose-heavy I can get it. If that is ahead of the forward CG limit you guys are recommending, then we actually have a problem...

I actually built in some extra room for a 6oz tank, so it's cool to hear others had the same idea! If there is a CG range issue though, that may be counter-productive. A secondary tank further forward and using the normal tank as a header might work.

Dan