Tom Martin
Well Known Member
On other aircraft that I have built each elevator is balanced independently with a slightly forward bias that should help to account for paint.
With the RV14 the instructions simply call for the weights to be cut and fixed to the elevators.
This puts the right elevator in what I would call the correct balance, slightly forward.
The same weights on the left elevator do not produce enough weight to balance the heavier trim tab and trim servo.
Have others added extra weight, I think that they should be balanced individually as other models are.
With the RV14 the instructions simply call for the weights to be cut and fixed to the elevators.
This puts the right elevator in what I would call the correct balance, slightly forward.
The same weights on the left elevator do not produce enough weight to balance the heavier trim tab and trim servo.
Have others added extra weight, I think that they should be balanced individually as other models are.