Eric S
Junior Member
I have an RAF Sparrowhawk with the standard low thrust line (LTL) and I'm curious if anyone has made adjustments to bring it closer to centerline thrust (CLT).
My understanding is it was designed to be CLT at full gross. The problem is I fly 95% of the time by myself. When I add or reduce throttle, I end up chasing it with trim since otherwise the stick forces are very heavy. The thrust line is supposedly around 2" low when flying solo. I was thinking of raising it 1" to be 1" LTL solo and 1" HTL at gross.
Has anyone raised their engine or maybe tilted the engine up to bring it closer to CLT?
Thanks,
Eric
My understanding is it was designed to be CLT at full gross. The problem is I fly 95% of the time by myself. When I add or reduce throttle, I end up chasing it with trim since otherwise the stick forces are very heavy. The thrust line is supposedly around 2" low when flying solo. I was thinking of raising it 1" to be 1" LTL solo and 1" HTL at gross.
Has anyone raised their engine or maybe tilted the engine up to bring it closer to CLT?
Thanks,
Eric