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Old 05-22-2013, 06:43 AM
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Default RE: FEJ BAe Hawk 1:4,5 -CG

Stunning work on that Cockpit.

My centre of gravity test for the hawk is to have it assembled with no fuel but hopper full. Tilt it so the nose wheel is off the floor and the rear ventral fins are just touching the ground. Release the rudder and the nose should drop down to the ground nice and gently. This is a safe setting, you can fine tune from there. I have flown with Hawks where when I do this test the back stays on the ground but I found it too sensitive on the elevator. If the nose falls to the ground hard, I found it a little nose heavy, which was not too much of a problem with the Hawk, it just means a slightly faster landing speed. I hope this helps?
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