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03-22-2019, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Alameda, CA
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Kitchen Sink RV10, CG? (BRS, A/C, Motopod)
Knowing that BRS takes over 80 pounds in the baggage compartment and they're seemingly compatible with an air conditioning system (with extra hours involved), is there any way to mitigate aft heaviness with some sort of forward ballast? Is a motopod out of the question in this case?
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03-22-2019, 07:31 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 1,069
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IO 720 should do the trick...
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Ryan Allen, CFII
RV7 N612RA, flying since july 2012
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RV10 Tail Kit complete, Wings 90%, fuse on order
Acro Sport 2, building
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03-22-2019, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mesa Arizona
Posts: 608
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Airflow systems A/C is pretty much c/g neutral but the middle condenser would rule out the motopod.
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Mesa, AZ
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03-25-2019, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 1,967
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Quote:
Originally Posted by miyu1975
IO 720 should do the trick...
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Now that there is funny!
You technically could do a motopod with air conditioning, but you'd have to relocate the inlet/outlet for the condenser to the side of the airplane tail cone, similar to what Piper and Cessna have done on their certified birds. I believe there is a guy who is doing that with his RV-10 on VAF, but I don't remember who.
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03-25-2019, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Just Minutes from KBVI!
Posts: 1,039
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Are they even offering the motopod for sale anymore? I haven’t talked to them for over a year and they were not making hard point kits then.
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03-25-2019, 09:26 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 659
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ppilotmike
Now that there is funny!
You technically could do a motopod with air conditioning, but you'd have to relocate the inlet/outlet for the condenser to the side of the airplane tail cone, similar to what Piper and Cessna have done on their certified birds. I believe there is a guy who is doing that with his RV-10 on VAF, but I don't remember who.
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I have the Flightline AC and modified it to intake and exhaust on the side of the tail cone. Check out my build log for details. Not flying yet so results to be determined.
I?m adding a lot of extras, but I think all of the things you mentioned is too many extras!
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Tim Huneycutt, Capt, NCANG
PC-12 Pilot
N1017H RV-10 Flying 2019
EAA #: 1106970
2020 VAF Dues Paid!
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