ORIGINAL: WacoNut
Zor,
I think the correct balance will take precidence over nose gear weight. It may be a bit bouncy on the nose gear but aerodynamics will take priority. You could move the main gear back another inch to help gain nose weight if desired.
A Cub is a thing of beauty even if it is an ugly Cub.
Anthony
Hello Anthony,
I am fully with you Anthony.
The nose gear addition compensate partly for the main gears to be further back.
The correct balance certainly takes precedence.
I still think it is not difficult to get a satisfactory weight on the nose wheel and still keep proper balance.
It can only be done with experimental tests which is why I wrote that a specifc method should be used to achieve it.
Many Cub fliers wish to fly their model in an unrealistic manner and complaint about lack of response.
Some have oversize tail surfaces to achieve that goal. (compared to scale).
A J3 is not exactly an aerobatic machine (65 HP). Neither is a Super Cub (150 HP).
I have a book about Cubs that is most interesting.
Zor