---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/09/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:21 PM - Weight & Balance Spreadsheet (Matt Dralle) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:21:06 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV7-List: Weight & Balance Spreadsheet Dear Listers, I finally weighted the 'ol RV-8 last night. Gulp. As expected, pretty heavy. I did forget to fill it up with oil before I weighed, however, so I'll have to redo my weighing after I do that. In the meantime, I created a spreadsheet to calculate the Weight & Balance. The sheet calculates a number of common scenarios and allows for the user-entering of various parameters such as pilot weight and plane weights as well as the various arms. Its setup for an RV-8, but could very easily be modified for other models of RVs. After I finished it, I thought other builders might like to use it as well. It comes with no guarantees whatsoever. You can click on the link below to download either the PDF or the Excel spreadsheet: PDF Format: http://www.matronics.com/MattsRV8/WeightAndBalance/RV-8WeightAndBalance-Version1.0-MattDralle.pdf Excel Format: http://www.matronics.com/MattsRV8/WeightAndBalance/RV-8WeightAndBalance-Version1.0-MattDralle.xls Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Blog ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv7-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV7-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv7-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv7-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.