RV8Squaz
Well Known Member
Hey Guys,
I just did the weight & balance on my airplane! Although I'm not exactly smiling about its pudgy weight, the good news is that it is in the ballpark of what I thought it would be... 1157# with everything installed except gear leg intersection fairings and paint. The tail weight is 59#, thus giving me a pretty good CG to work with.
Some particulars about my airplane to give you some aimpoints:
IO-360 Angle Valve engine
Christen inverted oil system
Std Hartzel constant speed prop
Std gear legs
Aft mounted Concorde battery
ELT mounted under empennage fairing
IFR panel including:
Std pitot-static instruments
Vac driven gyros
VM1000C
GNS 430, GTX 326, GI-106A
Aft mounted battery and ELT mounted under emp. fairing was critical. I hope this helps anyone considering similar equipment.
Later,
Jerry
I just did the weight & balance on my airplane! Although I'm not exactly smiling about its pudgy weight, the good news is that it is in the ballpark of what I thought it would be... 1157# with everything installed except gear leg intersection fairings and paint. The tail weight is 59#, thus giving me a pretty good CG to work with.
Some particulars about my airplane to give you some aimpoints:
IO-360 Angle Valve engine
Christen inverted oil system
Std Hartzel constant speed prop
Std gear legs
Aft mounted Concorde battery
ELT mounted under empennage fairing
IFR panel including:
Std pitot-static instruments
Vac driven gyros
VM1000C
GNS 430, GTX 326, GI-106A
Aft mounted battery and ELT mounted under emp. fairing was critical. I hope this helps anyone considering similar equipment.
Later,
Jerry