I hope more folks chime in on this. I wills ave this topic aside for when I make my build. So far, it looks like horizaontal stabilizer incidence angle, and size of tail are to be considered. I want neutral trim at all speeds from 60mph to 200 (if my build is non-LSA spec)
> Yep. As built, mine pitched down rather badly. I had wedges bonded to the > bottom of the elevator to fix the trim for several years until I finally cut > the horizontal stab and elevator off to build a much larger tail to address > the pitch instability that was also designed into the plane. I adjusted the > incidence by 1? when I built the new tail. The trim is now flush with the > elevator at normal cruise speeds. > > My wing is also set up with 3 1/2? incidence and 3? washout, although with a > bit longer wing than Larry's. > > -Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM
