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zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.ne
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:33 am Post subject: 701 battery location?



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Can anyone offer comment on possible CG problems in the following:

Standard 701 kit with standard 912 engine, standard ZAC wing tanks (10 gallons per wing) and NOT using the ZAC-supplied header tank; no floats, skis, bomb doors, arresting hook, onboard potty or food service.

The ZAC assembly photos (ZAC web site) plainly show the battery just behind the right seat.

However.......some builder sites show a tail-mounted battery. Larry's excellent site, for example.

Do some other engines (Harley or Subaru) weigh more, therefore requiring the extra weight aft?

I'm 165 pounds, including headset and gimme cap, and would rarely ever have a passenger.

It's not too late to install a rear hatch, just more work.

Comments, gentlemen?

Thanks,

Zed/701/R912/90+% etc

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ronflys701

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 5

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:07 am Post subject: 701 battery location?



My battery is behind passenger seat I have no header tank in the front but I

do have a header tank closed off in the rear section of the baggage

compartment(10 litres) I also carry 90 liters 45 in each wing tank and also

fly with 2 up most of the time with no c of g problems.......Ron

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Subject: 701 battery location?

Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:32:56 -0600 (GMT-06:00)

do not archive

Can anyone offer comment on possible CG problems in the following:

Standard 701 kit with standard 912 engine, standard ZAC wing tanks (10

gallons per wing) and NOT using the ZAC-supplied header tank; no floats,

skis, bomb doors, arresting hook, onboard potty or food service.

The ZAC assembly photos (ZAC web site) plainly show the battery just behind

the right seat.

However.......some builder sites show a tail-mounted battery. Larry's

excellent site, for example.

Do some other engines (Harley or Subaru) weigh more, therefore requiring

the extra weight aft?

I'm 165 pounds, including headset and gimme cap, and would rarely ever have

a passenger.

It's not too late to install a rear hatch, just more work.

Comments, gentlemen?

Thanks,

Zed/701/R912/90+% etc

	


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ronflys701

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 5

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject: 701 battery location?

Here something to ponder?

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		  From: Zed Smith <zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.net>

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To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: 701 battery location?

Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:32:56 -0600 (GMT-06:00)

do not archive

Can anyone offer comment on possible CG problems in the following:

Standard 701 kit with standard 912 engine, standard ZAC wing tanks (10

gallons per wing) and NOT using the ZAC-supplied header tank; no floats,

skis, bomb doors, arresting hook, onboard potty or food service.

The ZAC assembly photos (ZAC web site) plainly show the battery just behind

the right seat.

However.......some builder sites show a tail-mounted battery. Larry's

excellent site, for example.

Do some other engines (Harley or Subaru) weigh more, therefore requiring

the extra weight aft?

I'm 165 pounds, including headset and gimme cap, and would rarely ever have

a passenger.

It's not too late to install a rear hatch, just more work.

Comments, gentlemen?

Thanks,

Zed/701/R912/90+% etc

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