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Old 04-21-2009, 01:42 AM
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MicroDat
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Default RE: VELOX.. Build thread with Photo's..


ORIGINAL: GreenAcre

MicroDat. Where did you balance it? Mine is balanced in the middle of the anti rotation pins, with 2 7cell 1700mah nicds in the nose! A P-80 for power. This also includes 2 5cell Nimh 1400 for the Rx and a 6 cell 1200 ECU battery! When I was flying it I had to give a bit of up elevator. Just seems to be a bit nose heavy with all the fuel in front of the cg. Maybe when the fuel burns off during flight it will not be so nose heavy..

I also balanced mine on the anti-rotation pins. I use two 2300 mAh A123 batteries for the receiver and 1 3200 mAh 2S LIPO for the ECU (All three in the nose in front of the nose gear). I do have to hold some up elevator when I am below 100 mph but once I get it going its flat and level hands off. I did trim it for WOT so maybe it is a little nose heavy; but I'm not going to change anything as I don't mind holding on to the sticks when I'm flying. I usually fly very tight patterns with it anyways so it is rarely flat and level.