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Old 06-20-2012 | 08:16 PM
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Stixoz
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Default How to trim without subtrim

Hi,

I have a hanger 9 Saratoga with O.S .46 AX that requires a good 5-6mm of up elevator to maintain levelflightat 60%-80% power. I have added 60gm of weight to the tail in 15 gm increments and found it balanced and flew better with 30-45gm on the tail but it still required a large amount of that up elevator. This is creating a lot of drag and makes inverted and knife edge type flying very difficult.

Any ideas on how to level the plane out without adding large amounts of subtrim and hence adding lots of drag etc.

Thanks in advance

Stix