Well, I posted previously that I was converting my tower voyager ARF to a twin. I am using OS FS30 engines. I have started the project and I have several questions:

1) What do I need to do to properly convert to taildragger? THe plane was a trike, but after I got rid of the fiberglass cowl and tapered the nose down, I lost my front gear mount. I think the plane would look cooler as a taildragger anyways. I was thinking that all I had to do was bend the wing mounted gear forward to make the wheels sit further towards the nose. I shouldn't have to change the CG much if any if I do this right???

2) During the process of getting rid of the cowl and making my own nose, I probably lost about 3 inches of length to the front of the plane itself. I basically started tapering the nose down aft of the bulkhead. The nose only extends about 1.5 inches past the bulkhead now. SHould this be a problem with stability??

3) Should I change the elevator and rudder?? THey are currently one piece 3/4 inch balsa strips. SHould I build out my own larger so that I can make the rudder and elevator more responsive?

4) Finally, I am starting to plan the nacelles and need some advice. Does it matter if the center line of the engine sits slightly above the wing, or would it be better to have the center line of the engine even with the center line of the leading edge? How far forward can I place the engine in front of the wing without compromising stability?

Sorry about all the questions. Thanks