Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.87.205] (account marv@lancaironline.net HELO marvkaye.lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2574794 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:46:46 -0400 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20030910104237.04b59d10@lancaironline.net> X-Sender: marvkaye@lancaironline.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:44:57 -0400 To: lml@lancaironline.net From: marv@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Gross Weight & Balance of IV-P In-Reply-To: <002501c377a5$c50cde90$8200a8c0@Jarrett> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Posted for "JJ JOHNSON" : >Jim, I remember reading an old newsletter in which pictures showed the >IV's gear being drop tested. I think it was droped at like 4 g's at gross >weight and it deformed the gear leg 'like its supposed to' if I remember >correctly. Lance was happy at that time and was quoted to have said >something about 'well I guess those engineers DO know what their doing' or >somthing to that effect. I don't remember what the weights where nor what >the actual G loading was for sure but I'm going to have to go back and >look now! > >Jarrett Johnson >235/320 50% >----- Original Message ----- >From: JIMRHER@aol.com > >Hi Gerry, > >I have my L4P registered at #3400 gross, which I think is recommended by >almost everyone that I talked too. My airplane is heavy and seams to fly >with an aft CG. I have flown it at #3550 lbs. with talk-offs at DA of 8500 >ft. It does take longer to get flying but flies fine (210 hrs).