Ron Schreck
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 94
Location: Gold Hill, NC
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 Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:30 am Post subject: Position of the battery in the RV-8 |
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I originally planned on using a Hartzel CS prop on my RV-8 but opted for the much lighter Whirlwind 200RV after I had installed the dual Odyssey batteries (dual elect ignition) in the tail. The CG would have been perfect with the heavier Hartzell, but rather than tear out the batteries and relocate to the firewall, I elected to add some lead to the engine mount. Another option I have is to remove one of the batteries and replace with a much smaller battery for EFIS and ignition redundancy. Turns out I only use one Odyssey for starting the engine. I do have to be careful about overloading the rear baggage compartment but I really like the responsiveness of the airplane when flying solo. Three-point landings are easy and it spins and snaps great. As long as you stay within Van's CG limits you will be safe. On the plus side of mounting the battery forward is that you can correct a nose-heavy situation by adding a small weight in the tail. Conversely, a tail heavy airplane requires a much heavier weight in the nose to correct the situation.
Ron Schreck
RV-8 "Miss Izzy"
Gold Hill Airpark, NC
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