Fred, Sounds highly encouraging, but for what it is worth
the weights required by LAA and those recorded by the
Europa Club are Ready for service weights, ie including
all oil, coolant, unuseable fuel, instruments and
compulsory things like fire extinguishers.
Regards, David Joyce, G- XSDJ
Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wrote:
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> Guys...I am too thrilled to keep quiet...
>
> After an extended build time w/ numerous non-standard
>aspects to Mono #A194...and ambiguous results at attempts
>to weigh her w/ multiple bathroom scales (hey...I
>know...a big no no, but I had to try)...I find my overall
>empty weight at what for me is the astounding figure of
>814.8 pounds using a proper aircraft scale...that would
>be 737# on the main wheel, and 77.8# on the tail w/ fore
>and aft axis dead level, wing tips balanced /
>feather-light, and w/ battery positioned abreast of the
>mass balance arm tower back in the tailcone.
>
> A few caveats: this is a weight w/o fluids in the
>engine, unusable fuel, an ELT, finish paint, tools,
>spares, etc. and a second PC680 battery which I want to
>carry w/ my totally electrically dependent engine.
>
> Notwithstanding my heavy engine (a 140 hp MPEFI variant
>of the Sube EA81), I've tried to build light, and
>presently have a GA prop due concerns about overall
>weight and C of G.
>
> I wanted a preliminary W & B in order to locate and run
>power to my battery(ies)...my high tolerance for
>ambiguity had simply reached its limit...
>
> onward and upward,
>
>Fred
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