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PatrickW

Joined: 27 Oct 2006
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:46 am Post subject: 601 Belly Cargo Pod...?

Has anybody has done any kind of belly pod on a 601?



Seen a lot of 601's without the wing lockers.  Perhaps owners wanting some additional cargo capacity would find an external location between the main landing gear to be simpler than retrofitting wing lockers?



Anybody done it?  Anybody thought of doing it?  



Pro's & con's...?



Patrick

XL/Corvair

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Rick.Beckman(at)atk.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: 601 Belly Cargo Pod...?

Has anybody has done any kind of belly pod on a 601?



	I have not seen or done it, but I have entertained the idea. I

was thinking of a fiberglass tub D-zused to the belly and not too deep.

Weight would be the biggest factor. Two adults and a little luggage with

full tanks is right at the edge of the envelope. It wouldn't leave a lot

for the pod and contents.  Just my $ .02.	

	

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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: 601 Belly Cargo Pod...?

Rick,

     The Zodiac601XL is a very good cross country airplane.  The only 

problem I can see is if you want to take someone with you there is no place 

to put the luggage.  If you go alone you can place it on the passenger seat 

but who wants to go alone.  If view of the above your idea is a very good 

one and if the luggage pod were streamlined and placed at the center of 

gravity I see no reason why it would not work.  Of course climb and cruise 

performance would be effected but that would mean that it would just take a 

little longer to get there.  My ZodiacXL has the Jabiru 3300, 120 HP engine 

so there is plenty of power even with a luggage pod.



Tracy Stone

Harker Heights, Tx

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leo(at)zuehlfield.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: 601 Belly Cargo Pod...?

Rick,  The 601HDS is a better cross country plane.  Mine weighs in at 

674 lbs, empty.  Add me and my wife +340 lbs. = 1014 lbs.  Add 20 Gal of 

fuel in leading edge tanks, + 120 lbs. = 1144 lbs.  That leaves 56 lbs 

for baggage.  I have two wing lockers, 40 lbs each and baggage shelf 40 

lbs.  If I wanted to haul 120 lbs of baggage that would cut my fuel to 

9.3 lbs or 2 hr. 20 min at 75% power.  I have a three hour bladder so I 

would load 4 hr. fuel, 15.6 gal. or 94 lbs and increase baggage to 82 

lbs.  Only cruse at 120 mph with 75% power on my Rotax 912UL.



Leo Gates

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 Rick,

     The Zodiac601XL is a very good cross country airplane. 

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