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Old 15-03-2006   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by artic-corsair
how do you find the C of G on a canard plane i.e this one:
***You will need to make a small chuck glider with the same scaled down dimensions,too complicated to explain and quicker to get the dimension from a small scaled down slave model.The cente of gravity will be nowhere where you think it is anyway as a canard has a collective centre of pressure point.
Build up the flat profile glider,keep adding weight to the nose until you get a nice flat glide,tie some cotton onto a pin and keep placing it into the balsa fuselage until you see the exact spot,works every time.
Also remember that the front plane is the elevator so make sure you get the movements the right way round.
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