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Help!
CG and AC for my foamy
Hi
I need help with my RC model. I want to know my CG and AC in the photo you will find the measurement also aileron dimension Measures Panel span 730 mm Root chord 732 mm Tip chord 400 mm Sweep 109.1 mm Angle 8.5 ° Results Wing Area 82.64 dm² MAC Distance 329.32 mm MAC Length 582.23 mm CG 165.66 mm Wing Load 96.81 g/dm² Deep linking URL |
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Last edited by phantom.11; Oct 03, 2015 at 02:40 AM.
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Wow! That's really large. Try this http://fwcg.3dzone.dk/
Do you consider adding a canard at the front to improve stability or stall cahracteristics or something? Good luck. |
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Thanks Teddy
No need for canard but my concern is there is small wing infront of the main big wing . So what I want to is that will effect if I consider only CG for the big wing and ignore the small one if yes it will effect how to calculate my CG and the dimensions of my ailerons .. Thanks |
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I would ignore the small delta in front of your wing. It is small and close to the fuselage, The amount of lift that it generates will be negligible. If it really bugs you you could try this calculator: http://wingcgcalc.bruder.com.br/en_US/? It will let you build the wing in two panels.
When you look at these programs they don't take into effect the lift and drag effect of the fuselage |
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thanks basicguy
So what about aileron any idea about size |
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Many of the models that I have, have a 7" chord and have a 1-2" aileron chord. By scaling up to 700mm I would consider 100-200mm for an aileron chord.
I have not built on this scale so take it for what it is worth. Perhaps looking at a small homebuilt full size aircraft might give you some basis. |
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I typically shoot for at least 25% of chord. So if your chord (including ailerons/elevons) is 8, go for aileron/elevon chord of at least 2.
For model airplanes especially (where low Reynolds number facilitates flow separation more easily), it is much better to have a large control surface deflect a little than a small surface deflect a lot - you want to minimize the chance of flow separation. Some RC planes have even much larger surfaces to achieve extreme 3D maneuvers. I also just like the greater roll authority ![]() ![]() ![]() Also, see https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show....php?t=2189965, reports 50 and 51 (and some of the prior posts for more background). There are some cases where huge elevons are simply dictated by the constraints of the particular airplane. |
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Last edited by nuteman; Oct 04, 2015 at 07:08 AM.
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Thanks all
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