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Simple Airplane Balancer
| This works great for planes of any size. Cut two pieces of triangular balsa stock, each about 1 inch long. With masking tape, attach them to the bottom of the wing at the CG point. Now lift the plane with your fingers to check the CG and balance the plane. If the plane is too large for your fingers, try placing two gallon-size fuel containers under the triangular balsa stock.
Norman Franzino |
This works great for planes of any size. Cut two pieces of triangular balsa stock, each about 1 inch long. With masking tape, attach them to the bottom of the wing at the CG point. Now lift the plane with your fingers to check the CG and balance the plane. If the plane is too large for your fingers, try placing two gallon-size fuel containers under the triangular balsa stock. Norman Franzino Boynton Beach, FL
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