Originally Posted by
warbird_1
ok.. finishing up a byron corsair build . book doesn't say wheels up or down while balancing ... ?? hangar 9 50cc corsair is down. top flight doesn't say and the last one i built was to long ago . any ideas?
Inverted with wheels retracted. It matters here due to the 90deg rotation. When you let the wheels down the mass will shift forward giving you a slightly nose heavy condition. If balanced neutral with wheels down then the retracted condition will make the plane tail heavy.
Pete