>I'm planning to start work on my elevator soon (this will be the first part >of my project because it doesn't take up much room and I can scrap it later >if I don't like it.). I'm going to cover it in Carbon Fiber rather than >glass, and I also want to add counter balances. SNIP Has >anyone done this? If anyone has added counterbalances of some kind, please >let me know. Thanks alot guys. >John Lindner +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Go to : http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/misc.html and check out Mark Langford's setup. The biggest advantage of going the way he did is that it keeps the balance weight further forward in the airplane. Depending on the setup, this weight could be equal to the weight of the elevator and amount to several pounds. A small weight all the way back at the tail can have a huge effect on the W&B. Larry Flesner
