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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don you need to do this work...It is a change for
the "Z" version...The std Smaragd has the down thrust in it....This is what the
Matt's are flying...The Quique version is less to no down thrust...hence the
"Z"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So the mold is not changed....I have flown
both....The std version runs a little more forward CG...the more nose heavy you
get the more down thrust that is needed...The more aft the CG moves the less
down thrust that is needed. The original CG is around 40mm and the Z version has
it around 46mm behind the tube....All in all its not that critical...I think the
Z version flies a little better. I changed the thrust on my std version and it
improved the upline after a snap....before the plane would slight push out after
the snap...Once you "caught it" with a little up elevator....the plane would
stop pushing and would go dead straight up...even after you would come out of
the elevator on the upline...But the Z version doesn't do this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Its a good change</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Troy</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=donramsey@cox-internet.com
href="mailto:donramsey@cox-internet.com">Don Ramsey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">NSRCA List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 29, 2003 8:14
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Smaragd</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a Smaragd Z kit that hits that the engine
offset should be changed compared to the older kit. Does anyone know if
this new offset is built into the mold or should the fuse be modified to
change the engine offset?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm attaching the drawing from the instructions
but they may not come through.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>