RCU Forums - View Single Post - Nitroplanes Edige 540 .40 size
View Single Post
Old 12-08-2008 | 05:12 PM
  #6  
cpreinfalk
Senior Member
 
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 113
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: WallingtonNJ
Default RE: Nitroplanes Edige 540 .40 size

Thank you all for your responses! What I was looking for is a response to my question, which is: Is this plane tail heavy? To be more precise: Will I have to add weight in the front to make the CG correct?

I've had a 50cc Katana from Nitromodels and I had to add more than a pound of weight in the front and then it was still tail heavy. A friend of mine has 2 planes from nitroplanes.com (those were CMPro 46 size fiber glass fuselage planes, one an Extra and the other one a Yak, can't remember the exact types) and they also needed significant weight in the front to make them fly properly.

I would expect to be able to set the CG right by moving the battery around and then maybe add a tiny bit of weight to balance it.

So my question is: Does anybody know if this plane (Red Bull Edge 540 .40 size on nitroplanes.com) needs significant weight added in the nose to get the CG right? I'm not saying that all planes on nitroplanes.com are tail heavy, I just want to know if this one is, as 3 out of 3 planes that I flew (one of my own and 2 of my friend's) were way overweight because they needed so much weight in the front, which is not good for a 3D plane.

Thank you!