View Single Post
Old 03-08-2007, 11:01 PM   #30 (permalink)
JoeAirPort
Obsessed
 
JoeAirPort's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 856
JoeAirPort is offline
Default Re: Rudder reactions

Quote: Originally Posted by Shawn Berkheimer
View Post
This is pretty much what I would do except I would leave the ailerons alone. with a more forward CG the airplane will require a small amout of up trim ( in relation to where it is now ). This up trim will help compensate while in the knife position.

Shawn
So you say to move the CG forward and decrease the rudder to elevator mixing for knife edge flight, right? Won't the elevator end up in the same position as the more aft CG and the higher rudder to elevator mixing during knife edge? Not sure if you gain anything of that's the case. Now if his CG is too aft anyway, I see why it would be better to move it forward. Too aft and it climbs in a head wind, also balloons on landing. No fun.
  Reply With Quote