---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 04/10/10: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:41 AM - Re: Weight & Balance Spreadsheet (Dale Ellis) 2. 01:57 PM - Anybody need an "Extra Hand" in building their RV ?? (Garey Wittich) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:41:23 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV8-List: Weight & Balance Spreadsheet From: Dale Ellis Why re-weight it? If you know the weight of the oil and the arm of the oil sump, just do the math. IMHO. Dale On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Matt Dralle wrote: > > > 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 > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:57:10 PM PST US From: Garey Wittich Subject: RV8-List: Anybody need an "Extra Hand" in building their RV ?? Greetings: I have time to help someone on their Project. I have completed building the RV-8A empennage ( Acid etched, Alodined and Mil Epoxy Primed the interior skins and assembled) and have run out of room to continue building. Have tools to help someone on their Project. I am a retired electrical engineer and have designed my own Electrical System for the RV. Also designed an "Pilot Aux Warning System" that monitors Vans analog engine gauges and provides a Warning for - "Low Fuel", "Hi Oil Temp", "Low Voltage", etc Spent many ours researching the best way to do things on Matronics from other Builders. Hoped to use this info on my Project, but ran out of room to build, thus hoping to share ideas and help someone on their "Project". Garey Wittich (CFI, MEI) Santa Monica, CA (310) 392-1682 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv8-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV8-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/rv8-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv8-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.