where is the weight in relation to the center of gravity and center of
lift???hack
> I recently experienced an unexpected result when trying to trim a No
> Cal. I added some weight to the wing tip on the outside of the circle,
> expecting to reduce the amount of banking I was experiencing. Instead
> it caused the plane to fly in a TIGHTER circle. At first I didn't
> believe what I was seeing so I removed the tip weight from the outside
> wing tip & the circle got larger. So I put the weight on the inside
> wing tip & the circle got even larger. This was exactly the opposite of
> what I would have expected. I repeated the experiment several times &
> it was always the same. The model in question is a Gee Bee "D" No-Cal &
> is being flown indoors.
> What aerodynamic effect is causing the circle to tighten when I add
> weight to the outside wing tip?
> Thanks,
> Gary
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