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Old 06-13-2007 | 10:16 PM
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Default Incidence needs tweaking?

Maidened my dogfighter today. Went pretty well I think. Plane required a bit of down elevator once in the air as it wanted to climb. Felt like the elevator was really sensitive as well. First time flying this kind of setup. After landing I noted that the elevator was really down a bit in the trimmed position.

Plane was balanced on the front edge of the spar with an empty fuel tank. 6oz fuel tank is directly behind the firewall so it was nose heavy when filled. Pic shows a close up from the side so you can see how much down elevator I had dialed in.

Since CG was in the right place, even a bit forward with a full tank, do I need to change the wing incidence so I can level out my elevator?

Appreciate any input!

somegeek
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