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Eric Greenwell wrote in message ...
I believe the explanation for this lies in the text preceding the table: "The C.G. position shift due to water ballast load have been included. This is to make sure that the ASH 26 E remains within the approved limits after the water ballast has been jettisoned." Unfortunately it doesn't work this way for a 28 or, if it does, it gives way too much protection. If I load to 525kg I can only put 1.5l in the tail. That puts me at the 525kg aft limit. If I get into weak condx and have to dump then the following happens: The tail empties in 30 seconds and, if I continue to dump down to 9psf, I have no tail ballast and the cg is well forward of the 9psf aft limit. I need 2.5l in the tail for best performance at 9psf. This problem can only be resolved by restricting the tail dump port or providing independent control of the tail dump valve. Both are prohibited by the manufacturer. I may put fixed ballast in the tail and use no tail water for 525kg. That would reduce the problem as I would then only be short 1 litre after dumping to 9sf. It still doesn't explain why the mass/cg limit envelope is the shape it is. Andy (GY) |
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Our DuoDiscus also has changes in the allowable forward and rearward CG
limits based on mass, looking at the graph in the maintenance manual (page 6.7). It even shows a different rear limit at heavy weights with ballast tank installed (not to say filled). Then, in the flight manual, page 2.7, it says that the limits are simply 45 mm to 250 mm aft of datum. The two clearly disagree. I agree with you, Eric, that aerodynamically speaking the limits should not change with mass. The DuoDiscus manual goes further, stating in regards to fin ballast: ....water ballast may be carried in the fin tank to compensate for the nose-heavy moment of -water ballast in main wing panels and/or -loads in the aft seat (6.2.6) Pilots wishing to fly with the center of gravity close to the aft limit, may compensate the nose-heavy moment of loads on the _AFT SEAT_ with the aid of the diagram... (6.2.6) Compensation of masses exceeding the placarded minimum front seat load is not allowed. (6.2.6) --- A lower (than minimum) front seat load must be compensated by ballast... (2.7) (the rear seat occupant may not be factored in, although clearly well forward of the CG) There are more examples but this post is already too long. I can see that a fat boy in the front seat and a full load of water in the tail, although weighing the same as with a skinny guy in front, no tail ballast, and a rear pilot, would have more rotational inertia, possibly becoming a spin recovery problem. That makes sense right up until you see that 200 liters of ballast are allowed well out in the wings! Not allowing one to be in CG limits with a below minimum pilot in the front seat and a rear pilot helping to make the difference has nothing to do with inertia and could only be that Schempp-Hirth has discovered American style product liability. I understand trying to prevent mistakes but the pilots that will make the mistakes won't read the manual anyway -- too damned complicated! The DuoDiscus buyers end up being test pilots after all... -Bob Korves "Eric Greenwell" wrote in message ... Andy Durbin wrote: I don’t know why the aft limit moves forward with increasing mass for the ASW-28. Could it be that Schleicher found the stall/spin recovery characteristics unacceptable at max GW at the dry aft limit. Would a 27 owner please say if that glider weight/cg envelope also shows a variable aft limit. The Take-off Mass vs In-flight CG range diagram for my ASH 26 E shows the CG range (aft limit AND forward limit) changing with mass. Above 490 kg, the allowable aft limit moves forward; below 480 kg, the forward limit moves rearward. I believe the explanation for this lies in the text preceding the table: "The C.G. position shift due to water ballast load have been included. This is to make sure that the ASH 26 E remains within the approved limits after the water ballast has been jettisoned." Apparently (as an example), if you have the CG at the chart's _unballasted_ aft limit with full ballast, it will move behind the aft limit when you dump the ballast. I'm guessing that on strictly aerodynamic considerations, the CG range would not depend on the mass. This would seem sensible, based on the text of section 2.7: "2.7 Center of Gravity The limits of the C.G. are as follows: forward limit 290 mm aft of BP aft limit 410 mm aft of BP" BP means "reference datum". -- ----- Replace "SPAM" with "charter" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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