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Old 06-30-2003 | 01:30 PM
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combatman
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Default Problems with JKA P-51

Hey Darin,

I have no real way of checking the thrust line, but you did ask the right question. During gliding, she still flies tail heavy, as I have to apply ample down elevator to get her to fly level when the power is off.

I put the plane on my Great Planes airplane balancer, upside down, with the balance point 1/4 " forward of the recommended location (as you told me to do in a previous thread), but it still flops over nose first.

I am going to move my battery pack from the rear of the fuse to the cockpit just over the CG, and see if that makes a difference. If it does, then it will become abundantly obvious that I don't know how to balance planes.

Thanks.

-Dan