Hello,
Using two-motors-in-tandem contra (TMT contra), changes the nose and tail moments in the stunt plane.
The proper scientific & engineering term is moment
arm. Only stunt pilots shorten this to "moment". A "moment" in proper scientific & engineering terms is a torque (or, if you're talking to your spouse then you say "just a moment" when you mean "go away for at least an hour, let me work").
Two motors of the TMT contra must have two ESC and also additional cabling/harness.
These parts weight between 80 to 120 grams ( 2.8-4.23 oz.)
Two ESCs must be mounted as close as possible to the motors to avoid electromagnetic cables interference, suffered by the system with long ( 10-15 cm.) leads from the motors to the ESCs.
Interference with what? Running long motor wires is fairly benign, even when you've got a radio in the mix. Unless someone's come up with a timer with a magnetometer.
All this means that the nose lengths of the stunt plane must be made shorter to maintain the C.G of the RTF plane where it supposes to be, having in mind the wings airfoil.
This also means, that to keep the C.G of the RTF plane in the proper place ( having in mind the wings airfoil), the tail part of the fuselage must be made longer.
What is better from the pattern's quality point of view: shorter nose or longer tail?
Your comments are, as always, appreciated if they stay on the topic.
Thank you,
M
Put the nose where the nose needs to be for aerodynamics, the tail where the tail needs to be for aerodynamics, keep the ESCs close to the batteries so the battery leads can be short, and put the batteries where the batteries need to be for balance. Then make the motor leads as long as they need to be to reach, and if you feel there'll be a problem with EMI, braid them or twist them.
If you feel you must change the structure to balance the plane, shorten the nose -- but you'll be going against the grain of what at least one world champion (Igor Burger) is (or was -- I haven't kept track) doing.