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![]() "Greg Reid" wrote in message om... I've installed a 12-gallon fuel cell aux tank in the tailcone of my 4-place conventional low-wing plane -- intended for go-fast trimming when flying solo more than for its extra fuel capacity. As you know, a typical 4-place is terribly nose-heavy with only front-seat passengers and no baggage. The tank would be emptied if flying with a full load of passengers and baggage. Greg, Thats a bunch of weight and complexity to add for trim fiddling. I can see the benefits but think that a fixed/removable ballast bar bolted to somewhere around the rudder post weighs less, is less complex, gets you 90% of what you are looking to achieve and has no failure modes that would be critical to flight. Make a bar for solo, one for 2 up. Some certificated gliders and helicopters do it this way. But I'm afraid it might be too simple.......... Scott |
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