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Fred Klein
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 Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:29 pm Post subject: Mono weight |
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Guys...I am too thrilled to keep quiet...
After an extended build time w/ numerous non-standard aspects to Mono #A194...and ambiguous results at attempts to weigh her w/ multiple bathroom scales (hey...I know...a big no no, but I had to try)...I find my overall empty weight at what for me is the astounding figure of 814.8 pounds using a proper aircraft scale...that would be 737# on the main wheel, and 77.8# on the tail w/ fore and aft axis dead level, wing tips balanced / feather-light, and w/ battery positioned abreast of the mass balance arm tower back in the tailcone.
A few caveats: this is a weight w/o fluids in the engine, unusable fuel, an ELT, finish paint, tools, spares, etc. and a second PC680 battery which I want to carry w/ my totally electrically dependent engine.
Notwithstanding my heavy engine (a 140 hp MPEFI variant of the Sube EA81), I've tried to build light, and presently have a GA prop due concerns about overall weight and C of G.
I wanted a preliminary W & B in order to locate and run power to my battery(ies)...my high tolerance for ambiguity had simply reached its limit...
onward and upward,
Fred
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kingsnjan(at)westnet.com.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:47 am Post subject: Mono weight |
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> After an extended build time .... . . . . .I find my overall empty weight at what for me is the astounding figure of 814.8 pounds
Good onyer Mate!! What's that in 'real' weight? . . . . 370 kg . . . . still good !
Kingsley
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davidjoyce(at)doctors.org
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| Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:32 am Post subject: Mono weight |
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Fred, Sounds highly encouraging, but for what it is worth
the weights required by LAA and those recorded by the
Europa Club are Ready for service weights, ie including
all oil, coolant, unuseable fuel, instruments and
compulsory things like fire extinguishers.
Regards, David Joyce, G- XSDJ
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:28:46 -0800
Fred Klein <fklein(at)orcasonline.com> wrote:
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Guys...I am too thrilled to keep quiet...
After an extended build time w/ numerous non-standard
aspects to Mono #A194...and ambiguous results at attempts
to weigh her w/ multiple bathroom scales (hey...I
know...a big no no, but I had to try)...I find my overall
empty weight at what for me is the astounding figure of
814.8 pounds using a proper aircraft scale...that would
be 737# on the main wheel, and 77.8# on the tail w/ fore
and aft axis dead level, wing tips balanced /
feather-light, and w/ battery positioned abreast of the
mass balance arm tower back in the tailcone.
A few caveats: this is a weight w/o fluids in the
engine, unusable fuel, an ELT, finish paint, tools,
spares, etc. and a second PC680 battery which I want to
carry w/ my totally electrically dependent engine.
Notwithstanding my heavy engine (a 140 hp MPEFI variant
of the Sube EA81), I've tried to build light, and
presently have a GA prop due concerns about overall
weight and C of G.
I wanted a preliminary W & B in order to locate and run
power to my battery(ies)...my high tolerance for
ambiguity had simply reached its limit...
onward and upward,
Fred
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