Yeah I guess I will figure the CG as normal and then make it nose heavy when I balance it for the test flight.

I would think that the fairings along the sides of the fuse would help with the long nose moment on this aircraft. Adding extra lift at high angles of attack and taking some of the load off of the wing and tail.

Speaking of the tail surfaces. The f18 has a steep sweep angle on the tail feathers. I am making them up as elevons and am trying to determine the best pivit or fulcrum point. I know that if I place it too far aft then the leading edge will catch the air at high speed and rip the tail feather off or at least exceed there critical angle of attack and cause the tail to stall. If I place the pivit point too far foreward then they will put excessive loads on the servos. does anyone have any suggestion for the best percentage of the MAC for the the tail that would give the best fulcrum point? I am going to go look for PICS of the f18 with the elevator deflected and see if I can determine the percentage of the root chord for this.

Thanks again. Ted