On 5/26/2023 8:39 AM, Mike Richards via KRnet wrote:
and maybe another 2" bay forward (for leg room and counterbalance),
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If you're building from KR2 plans and modifying the length DO NOT omit
the 2" forward for CG concerns. Extending the tail increases the "arm"
and moves the empty C.G. location rearward. A forward C.G. is much
easier to correct (less weight penalty) than a rearward location which
is also more dangerous to flight. You've heard "a bird in hand is worth
two in the bush". Well a pound on the tail is worth five on the nose to
correct for C.G.. Guest-amount numbers but you get the point. I
switched tailwheel assemblies to lose 2 pounds and move the CG 1/2"
forward. 2 pounds at 192" (?) makes a difference.
Larry Flesner
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