LS-4a

On May 5, 8:56 pm, Adam wrote:
On May 5, 10:08 pm, wrote:

I completed a weight and balance on my LS-4 and want to put
additional weight in the rear. The weight and balance included the
5.5 lb battery that is in the tail. Anyone have any advice or
experience?

Don (CX)

My tailwheel is filled with lead. Works fine for me.

There are brass wheels available commercially from Tost (2kg with
tire)http://www.wingsandwheels.com/page32.htm

I may also make some molded lead weights and glass them in at the top
of the stab. Or lose some body mass...

/Adam

Top of the stab? I'd check with an authority before installing
something like that - the bending moment you could put on the vertical
stab and the twisting force you're applying to the tail-boom with that
arrangement might not be within the designed limits/loads of the
manufacturer (think about what happens with that weight when you roll
the aircraft). I'm not a manufacturer so I can't say for sure, but I
would think the base of the vertical stab / tail-boom would be a much
better place to put it. *shrug*

--Noel