T-18 more roomy than I had thought it would be

"Sliker" wrote in message
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practice as in theory. And with a 180hp engine, the T-18 owner said
he couldn't do a full power runup with the stick all the way back,
without the tail coming off the ground. Seems the 180hp T-18's are a
bit nose heavy, especially with a constant speed prop. I've noticed in
accident reports, nose overs are the most common occurance. One reason
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Personally, the 180 hp is a bit of an overkill for a T-18 if you want my
opinion...
They will also tend to end up well over John Thorp's design gross weight.

Take a look at http://www.t18.net/resources.htm if you havn't already.

If you put a lot of attention into the details, you can do pretty darn good
on a little old O-290 - see
http://www.t18.net/resources/T-18%20orig%20hdbk.doc for some extensive
performance data in the middle (I know the builder real well and I believe
his numbers. )

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