5 WAYS TO FIND RC PLANE CG (CENTER OF GRAVITY)

The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: The CG or Center of Gravity is the most important thing for RC model flight, because without setting up the CG correctly, your plane will have bigger chance to crash on the first flight. When Aircraft is flying it’s hanging on its wing or surf on top of the wings so the CG is usually located on the wing but not always. For tradional configuration like plane with wing and stabilizer, the CG is always on the wing. Except the plane with canard the CG maybe located off the wing. CG is a center where the plane balanced when flying, not on ground but when flying. CG in aviation is actually quite complicated, but for model aircraft it’s quite simple. There are 5 Ways to find RC plane CG. I compiled them from the easiest to the hardest : 1. By using your eye and finger 2. Sticks and thread 3. Drawing lines 4. Online CG calculator 5. Smaller flying model SUBSCRIBE and Like to