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Old 08-19-2006 | 03:36 PM
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I have an F6f hellcat, do I balance the cg with gear up or down or both?
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Old 08-19-2006 | 05:18 PM
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You are going to want to balance it with the wheels up as they go behind the balance point in the retracted position. Good Luck, Dave
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Old 08-19-2006 | 05:21 PM
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Balance gear up always on a Hellcat
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Old 08-20-2006 | 08:14 AM
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do I balance the cg with gear up or down or both?
If you balance the plane with the gear down, when you bring the gear up, you will have a tail heavy plane = BAD.
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Remember to balance the model inverted also

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