This is my third ARF. First was a Nexstar and then H-9 Pulse. I now have a VQ Warbirds P-51D. The "instructions" (use this term very loosely) say to put the CG at 132mm from the LE. I presume that I am to use the LE were it intersects the fuselage, and to check the CG with the plane inverted and the wheels in the upright (not down) position. I have used a Great Planes CG Machine (seems to work good) and have it dead level at 132mm. I have learned from reading other threads that it is better to be a little nose heavy than tail heavy. So, can you guys tell me how the plane will fly if the CG is off? I mean, if the instructions are off or wrong, or I have made a mistake, what are the tendacies (what will the plane do, if I can keep it in the air) if the plane is a little tail heavy or a little nose heavy? Thanks in advance for your help.
Pete
In case anybody wonders, I named the plane Lil' Squirt after my daughter's nick name. The numbers on the tail are her birth date. She got a big kick out of it. I painted the nose yellow and got the graphics from Bill Fulmer at
www.customcutgrafix.com . He seems like a real nice guy.