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Old 02-16-2010 | 10:13 PM
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Default RE: How do I balance this thing?


ORIGINAL: combatpigg

My flying wings fly at 15-18% MAC. This gives me the best dead stick glide without being tail heavy.

I would go through one of the CG calculators that are available on line to figure out where the MAC is.......but if your wing has an equal amount of taper, I believe you can treat it like a constant chord wing and base the CG on the root chord dimension. For example, if the root chord is 10 inches, I'd set the CG about 1.75 inches back from the front edge [17.5%] This should at least be flyable.

Are you going to make the wing saddle adjustable at the field?
Yes, the saddle fits into the rails and 2 clamps will hold it in place. Loosen 2 screws and I can slide it fore and aft.
I havent figured out how to mount something for the wing rubber bands..
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