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Lonewolf1
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Location: mid Missouri
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 Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:28 am Post subject: original Firestar 1 wieght and balance |
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Hi everyone.Thanks for all your input.It's great to have people with lot's of t time in the seat to ask advice of.I want to double check the weight and balance on my early Firestar 1.Anybody have any info?Travis at kolb couldn't help me....THX
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Thom Riddle
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Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:54 am Post subject: Re: original Firestar 1 wieght and balance |
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I dug up some old, but probably not very useful information on the first early (unregistered) Firestar I had. I did not weigh it properly (tail up) but rather in three-point stance and it was not entirely empty when I weighed it.
Right Main 148 lb.
Left Main 137 lb.
Tail Wheel 52 lb.
Total w/ 19 lb of fuel on board was 337 lb. so empty was about 318 lb.
This Firestar had a 377 engine with 2 blade 60" IVO, pull start, canister BRS.
My second early Firestar weighed in at 362 lb empty w/ 447 and a lot of do-dads on it including long gear legs and much nicer interior. Its empty weight moment was 13,466 in-pounds. Don't recall what the datum was for sure but think it was the main wheel axles.
Both airplanes flew very well with no pitch stability or weight and balance problems at all with either a light or heavy pilot.
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rickofudall
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Location: Udall, KS, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:09 pm Post subject: original Firestar 1 wieght and balance |
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Ron, I don't remember who gave me this, but attached is an Excel spreadsheet for Firestar W & B.
Rick Girard
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Lonewolf1 <ronzfunmail(at)yahoo.com (ronzfunmail(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:
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Hi everyone.Thanks for all your input.It's great to have people with lot's of t time in the seat to ask advice of.I want to double check the weight and balance on my early Firestar 1.Anybody have any info?Travis at kolb couldn't help me....THX
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mathewdisoza
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:49 am Post subject: Re: original Firestar 1 wieght and balance |
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Thanks rick
very informative
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