Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 15:34:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [216.229.64.71] (HELO mail.fidnet.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with SMTP id 2572376 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Sep 2003 15:33:03 -0400 Received: (qmail 4918 invoked from network); 8 Sep 2003 19:33:02 -0000 Received: from 216-229-95-162-empty.fidnet.com (HELO shannon) (216.229.95.162) by one.fidnet.com with SMTP; 8 Sep 2003 19:33:01 -0000 Reply-To: From: "Shannon Knoepflein" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Gross Weight & Balance of IV-P X-Original-Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 15:29:12 -0400 Organization: ISC X-Original-Message-ID: <007801c3763f$7c081eb0$0700a8c0@shannon> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0079_01C3761D.F4F67EB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C3761D.F4F67EB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >From my understanding, as with a lot of planes, the gross weight limiting factor on the 4P with either the TSIO550 or the PropJet is the landing weight that can be handled by the gear. I don't know if the gear has been beefed up over the years or not though to go along with these increases. I think there is plenty of power for takeoff at 4000, especially in the propjet, but if you bounced a landing in with 4k, you'd be in trouble. --- Shannon Knoepflein <---> kycshann@kyol.net 1. Does the 3550 lb gross weight apply to all IV-P's or just to the turbine IV-P's? 3. I have heard builders express confidence that the IV-PT can handle a max weight of 4000 pounds, has anyone flown their plane with that much weight? ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C3761D.F4F67EB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

From my understanding, as with a = lot of planes, the gross weight limiting factor on the 4P with either the = TSIO550 or the PropJet is the landing weight that can = be handled by the gear.  I don’t = know if the gear has been beefed up over the years or not though to go along with = these increases.  I think there = is plenty of power for takeoff at 4000, especially in the propjet, but if you bounced = a landing in with 4k, you’d be in = trouble.

 

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Shannon Knoepflein   <--->   = kycshann@kyol.net

 

1.  Does the 3550 lb = gross weight apply to all IV-P's or just to the turbine = IV-P's?

3.  I have heard = builders express confidence that the IV-PT can handle a max weight of 4000 = pounds, has anyone flown their plane with that much weight? =

 

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