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Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

fly_boy_bc — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:19:23 GMT

That was my first thought upon reading this you are PRESERVING those relationships by shifting the wing not changing them. GB in BC

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

lake_harley — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:14:37 GMT

Since the main gear on an Ultracruiser is mounted to the main spar, and would be kept in the same perspective if a wing is moved slightly forward or aft for

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Chris Blackmore — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:28:05 GMT

At build time would you not address the gear problem also ( I to am thinking of this sort of change also, moving it all forward on a Zenith 701 to

Weight -- The Plot Thickens

Dennis Lithgow — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:09:36 GMT

All, Remember I said "I always believe my wife" ?? She claimed the scales weigh heavy, so today that got put to the test. Stacking 120 pounds of

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Albert Delahlussaye — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:38:01 GMT

Good in-put and makes since Scot On Dec 31, 2009, at 8:50 AM, "2scott@..." <2scott@...> wrote: A real complication often overlooked in

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Jonathan Falgout — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:27:51 GMT

We know. Our plane will be the cats meow. Sent from the handy dandy iPhone. Jonathan On Dec 31, 2009, at 8:50 AM, "2scott@..." <2scott@...>

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Jonathan Falgout — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:51:43 GMT

That's what we did. We got a cg program and did a test and wound up moving it half inch to avoid having to add weight to finished product. We just used the

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

2scott@... — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:50:27 GMT

A real complication often overlooked in shifting the wing around is how it changes the relationship between the new CG and Center of Lift and the location of

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Robert D. Taylor — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:37:47 GMT

It is certainly easier to move the wing around during the design phase. Once the airplane is built it becomes more difficult to move the wing. Usually, a

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Donnie Watson — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:46:14 GMT

I know a couple of the professors in the aviation dept. at LeTourneau University. One of them teaches some the engineering classes. He stated that the best

Re: Ultracruiser kit on barnstormers

John W — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:40:41 GMT

That 'original' plane looked pretty good. and he still has it for sale for $9,000 ... From: Jonathan Falgout Subject: Re:

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Dennis Hawkins — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:40:04 GMT

Rather than making structural changes like that, I would opt for adding lead so that it stays in CG but less than 254#. Dennis. ... I asked Mike at the factory

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Dennis Lithgow — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:46:11 GMT

I asked Mike at the factory about swapping in a light 2 stroke for the VW in order to save weight a couple of years ago. The problem is the CG. To get

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Sylvain Bélanger — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:49:57 GMT

I would expect the UC to perform very well and quite economically with a 28 hp 2 stroke engine like a 277 rotax or simonini mini 2 with its very light weight

Re: Weight -- Weighing In On The Great Debate

Dennis Hawkins — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:46:51 GMT

The ultracruiser people do say that the plane won't make the weight limit if you add brakes, spinners or canopies. However, I want that stuff on mine too. I