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Old 01-14-2013, 11:10 AM
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Default RE: New Griffin by Xtreme Composite

Setting up the Griffin like our demo plane will give you a good solid flying plane. These are the settings where we have been flying this plane for over 100 demo flights and it works really well. Set the spinner to match the nose and use those thrust settings. Set the C/G to the front half of the wing tube (this is slightly nose heavy but you can move back to fit taste). Set a meter on the canopy rails, you will see there is a raised area that helps align the canopy and take a reading. Now put the meter on the wing and set the wing 4 1/2 degrees positive to the canopy rail. This is NOT the same as 4 1/2 degrees of positive incidence, it is 4 1/2 degrees up RELATIVE to the canopy rail. Now put the meter on the stabilizer and set it 3 1/3 degrees positive to the canopy rail.

This is where we are flying the demo plane and it flys great there.
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