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Old 05-12-2003 | 04:35 PM
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Default Balance question ?

A LOT depends on dihedral.

If you're plane has a fair amount of dihedral, and you are balancing it at the wingtips, the pendulum effect will most likely favor balancing upright, whereas the same plane balanced at the wing root, will want to balance upside down.

It's simple really, if your CG is close, and the plane keeps wanting to flip over... flip it over.