Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #61560
From: Mark Steitle <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] 20B weight
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 05:12:39 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Kelly,

That's a tough one.  The 3-rotor weight typically quoted is 295#, but this isn't fwf.  Take into account that I am running dual alternators, an aluminum Renesis water pump housing and aluminum water pump, p-port intake, and it is difficult to say the fwf weight.  What I can say is that my a/c weighed in at 2050#, which is very close to the typical Lycoming Lancair.  Going by that, I would guess that my fwf 20b weighs close to what a fwf IO-540 weighs.

Going at it from a different angle, I believe the W&B showed about 550# on the nose gear.  That would be a pretty good ballpark number for FWF.  Its been a while, so I would have to check the logs to see exactly what the weights were when first inspected.

Mark

On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Kelly Troyer <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
Mark,
   Can you give me a wire wall forward weight of your 20B minus the oil & water radiators
and your constant speed prop or your best estimate ??...........

Thanks,

Kelly


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