Mounting The Landing Gear; Balancing The Centre Of Gravity - Carson Cessna 182 Instruction Manual

MOUNTING THE LANDING GEAR

Push the main landing gear firmly into the slit in the
plastic mounting. It is kept in place by this clamping
action.
Push the nose wheel into the plastic mounting in
the nose of the fuselage.
If the plane travels in a gentle arc when pushed (by
hand), this can be corrected by careful bending of
the landing gear wires.

BALANCING THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY

An airplane's centre of gravity is designed to be in
a certain relation to its lifting areas and the
Cessna 182 it is set up correctly on delivery. The
margin at which the centre of gravity may move in
relation to the ideal set up is very small. You can
check the centre of gravity of the Cessna 182 by
holding it up at the points shown (140 mm from the
rear edge of the wing) with two fingers. It should
then slightly swing around the horizontal position
and not be inclined to the front or rear.
If the nose or tail sections have a tendency to tilt
downwards, the weight is biased in this direction.
Occasionally the centre of gravity of the aeroplane
may have to be corrected e.g. after a repair, by the
addition of small weights. These should be applied
CESSNA 182 CARSON R/C MODEL AIRCRAFT 50 050 5017
Battery flap
with bolts
C ES C ES
SN SN
A- LI A- LI
G H G H
T- AI T- AI
R C R C
R AF R AF
T T
using double sided tape and should be equally
balanced. A centre of gravity which is too far
rearward (nose too light) will make flying difficult
and needs to be corrected.
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