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My empty (w/oil) wheel weights are:
Main Moment Arm
Nose Left Right Total Prop Firewall
388 413 383 1,184 58.6 or 22.3
I know that the left wheel is heavier but I do not know why. It has to be just paint.
I calculated the following with a spreadsheet by using the moment arms. My nose and main gear arms are 29 and 73 inches respectively.
My gross (calculated) weights are:
Main Moment Arm
Nose Left Right Total Prop Firewall
313 793.5 793.5 1,900 65.8 or 29.5
I am attaching an Excel spreadsheet to help others calculate the gross weight distribution on the wheels.
I didn't realize how much lighter the nose gear load got as the plane is loaded?
Lorn
From: Sky2high@aol.com
Date: October 13, 2007 6:43:08 PM GMT-04:00
In a message dated 10/12/2007 7:00:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, n103md@yahoo.com writes:
PS Hint: empty, each main should statically be supporting
about 430-450 lbs, depending.
Grayhawk: shouldn't that be 330-350 lbs per wheel empty?
My empty weight is 1030 lbs (Lancair 235 / O-320).
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Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.
248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws
LNC2, FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,300 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan
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