skywagon8a
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SE Mass MA6
Low, you need to take a few days off to think about this. You appear to be throwing darts at the board without thinking the process through.
Think about how this plane will be used.
Is it primarily a cruising airplane using just one speed with the same load (CG) on each flight? If so then find the correct location (it will need to be adjustable to do this) then lock the stab in that position and use a trim tab on the elevator or add my grass catcher (little more drag).
Is it going to fly continually at slow speeds, sometimes at higher speeds and sometimes in between with various CG loadings? Efficiently? Comfortably? Maybe on floats in the summer and skis in the winter? If this is the situation then consider a stabilator system like the Comanche, Aztec, Cherokee, Helio or a screw jack controlled stabilizer like a Super Cub, etc. (long list).
Go to Banff and think.
Think about how this plane will be used.
Is it primarily a cruising airplane using just one speed with the same load (CG) on each flight? If so then find the correct location (it will need to be adjustable to do this) then lock the stab in that position and use a trim tab on the elevator or add my grass catcher (little more drag).
Is it going to fly continually at slow speeds, sometimes at higher speeds and sometimes in between with various CG loadings? Efficiently? Comfortably? Maybe on floats in the summer and skis in the winter? If this is the situation then consider a stabilator system like the Comanche, Aztec, Cherokee, Helio or a screw jack controlled stabilizer like a Super Cub, etc. (long list).
Go to Banff and think.