ORIGINAL: formerlyknownasAWB
I need to balance a nose heavy plane, would it be possible to use a heavier wood for the vertical or horizontal stab(basswood or ply)?
what effect could this have on flight performance?
I am looking for options other than adding lead and I have already mounted the servos near the rear as one.
I agree that you should always try to shift weight around in a plane for balance and add dead weight LAST. Move the battery back, you can glass the stab. The point is you attempt to add dead weight last. I have seen a biplane with a short nose that took a ton of lead to balance. By the time (bad design?) you have to do this, you almost need a larger engine to pull the lead. [
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