It was really close...

On 17 May 2005 07:02:02 -0700, "Sport Pilot"
wrote:


Ron Natalie wrote:

The maximum Takeoff Gross Weight limit for a C-150 is a legal
limit,
not a physical limit.

The physical limit isn't much higher. And you run out of payload
SPACE probably before you hit that...

You'll run out of ability to maintain level flight long before you
get to the structural limits.


On a cool day a long runway and some patience the physical limit is
much higher. Don't know how much but I wouldn't be suprised if it
could be double on a winter day. Add a 150 or even a 180HP engine and
the physical limit is huge.

Ahhh... actually no. With the larger engine the useful load is less
in the case of a 150.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

"Ted" wrote in message
nk.net...
Jay Honeck wrote in message ...
Officials Weighed Shooting at Errant Plane
By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 37 minutes ago

Pentagon officials sought to play down the incident, saying the small
plane
was not seen as a serious threat and did not come close to being shot
down.

"The quantity of explosives that you can pack in a little Cessna is not
the
quantity of explosives you see placed in these big truck bombs," Jenkins
said. "In terms of explosives, it probably could not do that much
damage."


They could probably see the two adults sitting in that Cessna 150 as if
flew
merrily along into the restricted zone.
I haven't done a weight and balance calculation on a Cessna 150 in a
couple
of decades. How much cargo weight remains after putting two adults in the
front seats? is it 6 or 8 pounds?? That wouldn't allow for a very large
bomb. I can see why they decided that the plane wasn't much of a threat.


A 150 will fly hundreds of pounds overgross. I would guess 500 pounds over
gross is doable.

Ted wrote:

I haven't done a weight and balance calculation on a Cessna 150 in a couple
of decades.

Neither have I, but I can remember a few items. I weighed 150 pounds back then
and had about 10 pounds worth of flight kit. If I filled the tanks, I could
carry me, the flight kit, and about 180 pounds. That's if I wanted to stay at or
below max gross.

As I recall, however, one of the posters on this group managed to get a 150
airborne at least 200 pounds over max gross (and complained about the lousy
climb rate). If you've got enough runway, that 150 will easily carry two people
and the Davy Crockett round that's been mentioned.

George Patterson
"Naked" means you ain't got no clothes on; "nekkid" means you ain't got
no clothes on - and are up to somethin'.

On Tue, 17 May 2005 04:25:20 GMT, George Patterson
wrote:

Ted wrote:

I haven't done a weight and balance calculation on a Cessna 150 in a couple
of decades.

Neither have I, but I can remember a few items. I weighed 150 pounds back then
and had about 10 pounds worth of flight kit. If I filled the tanks, I could
carry me, the flight kit, and about 180 pounds. That's if I wanted to stay at or
below max gross.

As I recall, however, one of the posters on this group managed to get a 150
airborne at least 200 pounds over max gross (and complained about the lousy
climb rate). If you've got enough runway, that 150 will easily carry two people
and the Davy Crockett round that's been mentioned.

George Patterson
"Naked" means you ain't got no clothes on; "nekkid" means you ain't got
no clothes on - and are up to somethin'.

Nah... It just means you are from farther South than souther Michigan.
(unless you have a *close* friend along.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com