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Wing bolt.
BALANCING.
1) It is critical that your airplane be
balanced correctly. Improper balance will
cause your plane to lose control and
crash. THE CENTER OF GRAV-
ITY IS LOCATED
88MM
BACK
FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE WING AT THE WING ROOT.
3) With the model inverted, place your
fingers on the masking tape and carefully
lift the plane.
Accurately mark the balance point on the
top of the wing on both sides of the fuse-
lage. The balance point is located
88mm
back from the leading edge of the wing at
the wing root. This is the balance point
at which your model should balance for
your first flights. Later, you may wish to
experiment by shifting the balance up to
10mm forward or back to change the fly-
ing characteristics. Moving the balance
forward may improve the smoothness
and arrow- like tracking, but it may then
require more speed for take off and make
it more difficult to slow down for landing.
Moving the balance aft makes the model
more agile with a lighter and snappier
”feel”. In any case,please start at the lo-
cation we recommend .
2) Mount the wing to the fuselage. Using
a couple of pieces of masking tape, place
them on the top side of the wing
88mm
back from the leading edge of the wing at
the wing root.
