ORIGINAL: Crashem
My next question is the plane seems to be nose heavy, even though the center of gravity is perfectly to specifications. Any ideas on that? I have to add a lot of trim to the elevator to keep it flying even, or else it will start to go down.
Usually the CG is given as a range i.e. 60mm-75mm from say the leading edge of the wing. Try moving it back
a LITTLE at a time, an overly tail heavy plane is a crash waiting to happen. The best way to move the CG is to reposition the radio components and or battery. If that is not possible a small amount of modeling clay might do the trick
Right, I've been reading a bunch of material about CG, and many times it was stated that a tail heavy plan "WILL" crash. When I check the CG (45 to 55mm from the leading edge on the Beaver) the wings sit perfectly level. But when it's flying it seems nose heavy. I'm starting to think it could be my elevator that's out. My friend is an actual flight instructor, and I'm waiting for him to get back into town so he can take a look at the plane.
