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From: "nigel charles" <nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Europa-List Digest: 10 Msgs - 07/15/04
<nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk>
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| >Nigel,
| Didn't Europa increase the weight limit to 1450#??
| Dale<
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| In the UK the weight limit has never gone beyond 1370lb. Having read
| Graham's comments I wouldn't be happy to operate at higher weights unless
it
| was proved to be safe and suitably authorised. Perhaps someone the other
| side of the Atlantic can shed light on how the US and Canadian authorities
| were persuaded that higher weights were acceptable even though it is not
| permitted in the UK.
|
| Nigel Charles
Hi,
I understand from the Calgary crew (whose aircraft was registered
with AUW of 1500#) that the maximum is calculated basically from the wind
area and type of aircraft. I don't know the formula yet, but suspect that
structural considerations may be missing or developped another way.
Ferg
A064
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