Thursday, October 10, 2013

Winter project No. 1.

I have the new plane assembled enough to get a weight and balance. 53 ounces with a wood prop and tongue muffler as it's nose heavy. I figure that 2 ounces of lead in the tail will correct the situation. That leaves me 5 ounces for the finish. I've got the school class going well. The first half has the plane almost built. Enough so that they don't need the table and the second half can start on theirs. Between the two they should be able to wallow through it until I get back. They are running out of glue and still need covering, wheels radio's and motors. At least the planes will be built into a flyable condition when the other stuff gets bought.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

There is more area behind the CG. more paint will go in the back than the nose. Who knows, you might not need that much tail weight.

Unknown said...

There is more area behind the CG. more paint will go in the back than the nose. Who knows, you might not need that much tail weight.