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Old 12-13-2022, 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JKEpps
Hey Brotherhood!
I need an assist. After years of sitting around, I'm finally trying again to balance my 1/3 D-VII. It took 20lbs to even get close to level at the tail, and she'sstill a little tail heavy. That doesn't seem right to me.
She weighs a little over 37lbs dry without weight added.
How critical is the balance, meaning how sensitive is this particular plane to being tail heavy?
Engine is a Fugi 64 with the heavy magneto/flywheel.
CG marked on the plans is about 5-3/4" back from leading edge of upper wing as shown on the plans. I'm a little behind that at 6".
Any thoughts?






So your saying that your model will be around 57 or more pounds to get it balanced, the first thing I ask is what is the wing area of this model?

Bob
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