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Lateral Balance

Lateral Balance
If you want to go to the extra mile, you can laterally balance your airplane. To do so, suspend the aircraft with a cord or rope around the engine’s crankshaft and at the rear of the airplane. Pick up the airplane from both ends with the help of a friend and see if one wingtip or the other drops. If it does, add weight to the lighter wingtip until the airplane remains perfectly level. Even...

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