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2. 12:32 PM - Re: Balance weights (Peter Jeffers)
3. 08:17 PM - Re: Balance weights (Paul McAllister)
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=0AI had 14 lbs of lead bolted to the old tailwheel mount
at one point; the 1" 'railway' bolt that held it weighed >
1lb alone.=0AThe LAA didn't blink.=0A=0ADuncan McF.=0A=0A=0A=0A-----Or
iginal Message-----=0AFrom: davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk=0ATo: europa-list@ma
tronics.com=0ASent: Sun, 24 May 2015 19:28=0ASubject: Re: Europa-L
ist: Balance weights=0A=0A=0APhil, My inspector and the LAA were
entirely happy to have a lead block bolted on to the fr
ont of my sternpost - 3 lbs in my instance but they woul
d have accepted more. Have you worked out what the ideal p
osition of your C of G is? - that is one where you can
accommodate any sensible combination of crew/fuel/luggage without
needing to do calculations?=0ARegards, David Joyce, GXSDJ=0A =0A
=0AOn 2015-05-24 15:22, Phil B wrote:=0A=0A--> Europa-List mess
age posted by: "Phil B" <daveporthcawl@aol.com>About to get m
y mono wheel weighed and balanced. 2 questions - where is
the best place to fix the weights. I thought of fixing som
e flat sheets of lead to the stern post but wondered if
it's strong enough or may be each side of the tail wheel
spring.hile I appreciate that each build is different can a
nyone give me a range of ballast weights I will expect to
need. At this stage I don't know whether to cater for 3lbs
or 30lbs of ballast.Thanks in advance.hil Bit no. 03
2ono wheel Classic with XS fwf.ead this topic online
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Hi Duncan,
I find it hard to imagine what on earth you had fitted up front to justify
14 lbs at the tail.?
Pete
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Sent: 25 May 2015 08:26
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Balance weights
I had 14 lbs of lead bolted to the old tailwheel mount at one point; the 1"
'railway' bolt that held it weighed >1lb alone.
The LAA didn't blink.
Duncan McF.
-----Original Message-----
From: davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk
Sent: Sun, 24 May 2015 19:28
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Balance weights
Phil, My inspector and the LAA were entirely happy to have a lead block
bolted on to the front of my sternpost - 3 lbs in my instance but they would
have accepted more. Have you worked out what the ideal position of your C of
G is? - that is one where you can accommodate any sensible combination of
crew/fuel/luggage without needing to do calculations?
Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ
On 2015-05-24 15:22, Phil B wrote:
About to get my mono wheel weighed and balanced. 2 questions - where is the
best place to fix the weights. I thought of fixing some flat sheets of lead
to the stern post but wondered if it's strong enough or may be each side of
the tail wheel spring.
While I appreciate that each build is different can anyone give me a range
of ballast weights I will expect to need. At this stage I don't know whether
to cater for 3lbs or 30lbs of ballast.
Thanks in advance.
Phil B
Kit no. 032
Mono wheel Classic with XS fwf.
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My 914 needed 4 lbs in the tail but I never did put it in. Over the years I
slowly moved the C of G by moving the battery back, taking weight out of the
tail and generally putting the airplane on a diet. What I did find though
as the more I moved the C of G back the more difficult the airplane was to
handing in the landing/ground roll .... This makes sense of course, but it
was noticeable.
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