Setting QNH

"MLenoch" wrote in message
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New subject. Did you spin the '51 when you were flying it?

Yes, very reliable recovery in the civilian configured airframes.
VL

Vlado; if you ever get a free minute and have the data handy, can you whiz
me a list of the exact changes made from the straight military config ? I
had the data and lost it.
Thanks
Dudley

Dud:
Items deleted:
Guns, ammo feed belts, ammo tray, cockpit armor, old radio, battery relocated
to engine bay, rear fuel tank removed, canopy arch-brace, gunsight sometimes,
rear seat added, bomb racks sometimes.
One can estimate the weight reduction from the various items above. Not all
civilian Mustangs are exactly alike. Every owner has their favorite
flavor/configuration. The full up restorations handle differently than the
'stripped' civilian combinations.
Hope this helps,
VL

Was there a cutoff point in all these reductions where the cg changed to the
point where it affected the landing characteristics? I can't remember where
the Cavs came in with GW with all this trimming down going on . The cg had
to move around some and affect the trim on landing. For example, on your
bird, I take it you're light; are you critical on landing for trim use
perhaps, and if so, are you ok through the entire fuel range in the mains?
Dud

"MLenoch" wrote in message
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Dud:
Items deleted:
Guns, ammo feed belts, ammo tray, cockpit armor, old radio, battery
relocated
to engine bay, rear fuel tank removed, canopy arch-brace, gunsight
sometimes,
rear seat added, bomb racks sometimes.
One can estimate the weight reduction from the various items above. Not
all
civilian Mustangs are exactly alike. Every owner has their favorite
flavor/configuration. The full up restorations handle differently than the
'stripped' civilian combinations.
Hope this helps,
VL

Dud:
Most of these items removed tended to shift the CG way forward; on some, just
outside of the forward limit. Cavaliers were found to have lead bolted to the
rear tail cone to fix the shift.
As opposed to a full fuselage fuel tank, that moved the CG aft to the rear
limit, the removal of the non-military items does the reverse.
VL

Thanks Vlado.
Dud

"MLenoch" wrote in message
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Dud:
Most of these items removed tended to shift the CG way forward; on some,
just
outside of the forward limit. Cavaliers were found to have lead bolted to
the
rear tail cone to fix the shift.
As opposed to a full fuselage fuel tank, that moved the CG aft to the rear
limit, the removal of the non-military items does the reverse.
VL