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<DIV><SPAN class=395074221-17032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>At ten
pounds, don't sweat it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=395074221-17032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Dean</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Steve
Wiggin<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [SPAM] Re: Nose
Weight<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Dean,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I used the stick on weights just inside the
nose and held with a couple spots of epoxy so that I can easily remove or
adjust it. She's ready to fly with an all up weight of just under 10 lbs...not
the lightest, but I think it will serve me well at this point. Bob's CG is
slightly forward of the published one which is a surprise. Thanks for your
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=d.pappas@kodeos.com href="mailto:d.pappas@kodeos.com">Dean
Pappas</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 16, 2005 10:17
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Nose Weight</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=318050216-16032005>Hi
Steve,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=318050216-16032005>You have to keep a sense of
humor.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=318050216-16032005>When Bob measures his old ship, you'll have a
pretty good idea: I remember it as flying rather well.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=318050216-16032005>Do
use the ugly stick-ons until you really know where the CG belongs. Then you
can cut into the works, if necessary.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=318050216-16032005>Your DB soft mount: is it the one with the
aluminum "T"s, or on wooden rails.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=318050216-16032005>You can bolt lead or brass to the front or
outside of the "T"s, fairly easily.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=318050216-16032005>While I realize that this is blasphemy, as long as
you're not staring at the wong side of the 5 Kg limit, a couple of
ounces won't kill you.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=318050216-16032005>The remarkable thing is how sensitive CG adjustment
tends to be with today's pattern planes: </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=318050216-16032005>move the battery 3 inches, and you get maybe 2 mm
CG shift. Sometimes, that change makes all the difference in the
world.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=318050216-16032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=318050216-16032005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>later,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=318050216-16032005></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean
Pappas</FONT> <BR><BR>--- Steve Wiggin <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E
href="mailto:swiggin682@cox.net"><swiggin682@cox.net></A>
wrote:<BR> </DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Dean,
You are a funny guy! Thanks for your advice. I
realize that the spinner
weight is just not a viable option. My fuel tank is
forward of the CG and I
have placed my battery in front of the tank at the
bulkhead. I am using the
DB soft mount on a TT 120 2 stroke and am not using
a nose ring. there is a
ply former that is just behind the nose of the fuse
and I found that I can
just fit a bar of the stick on weight in there. I
hate to add weight to any
plane, but it needs to be done. I have about 38" of
DB fiberglass rod from
servo to elevators. This is for static balance. I
have always had to move CG
aft after flight testing and I wonder how accurate
the published Finesse CG
is. It's my hope that after flight testing, much of
this weight (about 3 oz)
could be removed. Thanks again.
BTW, when responding to a post with Outlook Express,
do you cut and paste
the original post? If I use the reply Icon, my
message is only sent to the
one recipient.
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