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Old 07-30-2002 | 11:39 PM
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I have a 60 size hellcat,balsa covered and glassed.Don't know
what kind of kit it is.How can I find the cg of this plane?Is there
a special way to figure the cg?
Old 07-31-2002 | 08:46 PM
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let me know the deminsions of your hellcat and I will measure mine and let u know. Does this plane have a foam wing?
Old 07-31-2002 | 09:57 PM
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servoman, The CG on most war birds is between 25-28% of the mean aero dynamic chord.There are a number of ways to figure this out but here is the easiest. Go to this link and plug in your numbers. I recommend 26-27%
www.palosrc.com/instructors/cg.htm
Old 08-05-2002 | 06:41 PM
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found cg. please close thread

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