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Old 05-16-2013 | 07:09 PM
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chadxp1
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Default RE: flying around with flaps down

So I did a couple of things to the plane tonight and took it for a run. First I added some weight (I think it was around 1.5 ounces) to the very end of the plane at the tail. This moved the CG about 0.5" to 0.75" back. Second I trimmed both ailerons down. I think it flew better. I crused around for about 5 min with no flaps. Seemed better, and no stallls. I did not lay off the throttle to much though.

I tried Charlies inverted flight test (trim guide) but first I trimmed for level upright flight. The nose definetly dropped down while inverted indicating a nose heavy airplane. In fact I could not make the nose go up by giving it down elevator. It just did not have enough ass, if you will, to overcome the weight.

So what do I do now? Add more weight to the back in order to move CG back? Yes I will move the battery back furhter too! Some more info that may help us is: the current CG is 4.5" from leading edge. The CG calculator says I need to be at 6". The manufacture spec says 3.5"