Lee,
If you take pains to keep the tail light and use the best
light-weighting practice for construction, the balanced Paragon may
come out close to 50 oz. I agree with Stan Myers. At
around 50 oz., the plane is too light to fly well. The plane is
so slow that it is hard to search around for thermals. Also,
you better not let it get downwind in anything other than a gentle
breeze.
I built my Paragon with some emphasis on added strength.
To balance it out, I used a 1200-mAh battery and still needed 8 oz.
of lead in the nose. The balanced plane came out at about 64
oz. Even at this weight, I often add 8 to 16 oz. of
ballast.
Dick
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I Need Advice.. I'm building a 118" Paragon (by Pierce Aero Company) If I build it per plans how much weight is required to balance CG.. Lee mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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