Originally Posted by
SR117
Guys how badly does this plane react if it's nose heavy. My cof g is 215 . I'd prefer not to add more weight to tail and I have no room to shove stuff in around the saddles.. I maybe able to use lighter batteries once I see the usuage of the tech inside on flights. I have some lighter batteries and they bring me to 220. But are only 1800 ma each and I have hv brushless servos throughout. My current batteries are 2650 lipo 2s.. Turbine is 3800 life 3s. I could lower the turbine bty size ... It's a p140rx
if I major refit I could change it but I'm over the build for now and want to fly....
ive flown nose heavy planes before but they only detract from a nice slow landing. I'm not sure how the jet will react.
thoughts?
The aeroplane will fly fine with a huge balance point range, but even I would move it back from the off and I generally fly more nose heavy than most. The manual 220mm point was a safe forward position. Elevator power is not a issue like it can be on Bandits, rotation and flare will be fine.
i use 2x 2200 li-po packs and it's good for 12-15 flights. The 1800 will be fine, also the stock 2100 3s li-fe does 3-4 flights with the P-140 Rxi.
Dave