Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:35:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from esmtp.cave.com ([66.35.72.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.2) with ESMTP id 420974 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:11:26 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.35.72.5; envelope-from=Lancair@ustek.com Received: from ustek.com ([204.210.250.38]) by esmtp.cave.com (VisNetic.MailServer.v7.2.4.1) with ESMTP id CQN38002 for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:10:55 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <414D04A2.3080404@ustek.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:01:38 -0400 From: N301ES Reply-To: Lancair@ustek.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20021120 Netscape/7.01 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC4-Building for Good CG References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------050802090103030305090007" --------------050802090103030305090007 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit WINDWALKR1@aol.com wrote: > on the IV> > You betcha, they do tend to get tail-heavy. Working with a CG model, > I was able to get my 'min. fuel, pilot only' CG to within a half-inch > of the forward limit by such things as using Hartzell vs MT prop, > putting my two batteries in the engine compartment, and just generally > placing all heavy items as far forward as practical. > Ken Lanham, N144L, 'Windwalker' Anyone know if the problem is the same with the ES? Robert M. Simon, --------------050802090103030305090007 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit WINDWALKR1@aol.com wrote:

<it seems a good thing to build the empty CG toward the forward limit on the IV>
You betcha, they do tend to get tail-heavy. Working with a CG model, I was able to get my 'min. fuel, pilot only' CG to within a half-inch of the forward limit by such things as using Hartzell vs MT prop, putting my two batteries in the engine compartment, and just generally placing all heavy items as far forward as practical.
Ken Lanham, N144L, 'Windwalker'

Anyone know if the problem is the same with the ES?

Robert M. Simon,

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