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MKIII Weight and Balance and feel of the airplane

 
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:26 pm    Post subject: MKIII Weight and Balance and feel of the airplane Reply with quote

I don't know what the limits are, but they sure are a lot more fun to
fly the further aft you get the CG.
Maybe John H knows - he keeps adding things (like 10 lb tail wheels) to his?

At 02:33 PM 10/12/2009, you wrote:
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Well I am just wrapping up my 40 hour fly off with the new engine
and I finally got around to testing the aft CG limit I have set. I
have set my forward limit at 16.5" and the aft limit at 23.5" (datum
is the LE of the wing). I chose these limits as they have been
......It was lighter in roll and still did not have any trouble
keeping straight and level in cruise. I only have about 60 hours in
a Kolb, and am by no means an experienced test pilot, but I just
thought it was interesting how it lightened up the controls at the
aft CG. I am not going to test any further aft than 23.5" as I am
not that brave (or experienced) but I would be interested if there
are any real tes!
t pilots out there in Kolb land who have actually tested the aft
CG to its limits of stall recovery or stability.

Jason
MKIII Yamaha powered
Portland, OR


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