The tail moment is calculated from the 25% point on the Mean Aerodynamic Chord of the wing to the 25% point on The Mean Aerodynamic Chord of the tail plane so making a change to the rudder does nothing for you. Sweep the tail to fix your problem Dave In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ron Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >George Gillburg wrote: >> >> At 08:50 PM 4/22/00 -0700, Maurice Podder wrote: >> >> > I have been trying to come up with simple way of increasing the tail >> > moment on a fiberglass fuselage. I'm only wanting 1" or so. Then >> > comes the question is tail moment figured from the trailing edge of >> > the rudder or from its hinge line. If it is from the trailing edge >> > I can extend the rudder 1" or if it is from the hinge line I could >> > try extending the fuse and 1". Odiously it would be easier to make >> > a rudder than to extend the fuse. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
