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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Troy,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=troy_newman@msn.com href="mailto:troy_newman@msn.com">Troy Newman</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 29, 2003 10:52
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Smaragd</DIV>
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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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<A title=donramsey@cox-internet.com
href="mailto:donramsey@cox-internet.com">Don Ramsey</A> </DIV>
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<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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