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Stealth Pilot wrote:
1300lb auw (well actually 590kg with an empty weight of 362kg. empty cg moment arm is 214mm. See, THAT's the problem with the metric system... Is that supposed to be mm, or cm ??? millimeters. Also, where is your datum for this measurement? 214mm is a tad over 8 3/8" back from the only datum used on the tailwind :-) recall that it will always have a pilot added to the empty weight and you dont actually fly with empty fuel :-) Actually, 1425 is the GROSS. If yours is that heavy without pilot and fuel, then yes, maybe you'll have a 600 pound load on the tail. Please recall that I was talking about straight and level flight. Pull G's and the load goes up. But 75 pounds S&L load still shouldn't make 650 pounds at 4 Gs. Look. how about a reality check? Have your bright boy check to see how much the stab spar will bend at 650 pounds load. crumber nunch away. I'll bet you get close to 65lbs as the maximum download. (just remembered where my number comes from. future son in law is doing his commercial studies, worked the numbers with a few guestimates where there are no aerofoil data. aerofoil data is what's needed.) Stealth Pilot |
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