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Old 28th May 2015, 18:14
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Originally Posted by SansAnhedral
  • Mount the QCA and twin engines above top deck in pylon
  • Mount the QCA and twin engines fully aft of cabin below the top deck a la X2/XH59/S97

The latter of which would almost certainly cause extreme CG issues, as I mentioned before.
But, it was not a problem on X2. CG was good. Though what SpineDrive says is correct, you still need a forward enough CG for stability. This is a basic aircraft fact that is true for both helicopters and fixed wing.

On Raider, as you load up the cabin, the CG moves forward.
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