Bill,
You don=99t say where you have the battery. My Europa was
originally a tail heavy mono but I had the battery under the baggage
bay. Moving the battery & master relay forward to the top of the
footwell solved the problem for me. Removing all that heavy cable run
cut the overall weight by a couple pounds as well. Always better to
move weight rather than add it if you can.
Best wishes on your newly finished aircraft.
Blue skies & tailwinds,
Bob Borger
Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop (130 hrs).
Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP, Hercules
Prop.
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208-5331
Cel: 817-992-1117
rlborger@mac.com
On Mar 24, 2019, at 6:15 AM, Bill <europa10@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Hello everyone,
After 20+ years I am now close to finishing my monowheel classic.
Initial weight and balance shows the aircraft is tail heavy and needing
30 =93 40 pounds of weight added in the engine compartment to get
the CG where I want it. The current empty weight is 801 pounds.
I would like to ask what others have experienced, where they added
weights, etc. Currently I=99m planning on adding weight on top of
the Rotax gear box as there are available bolt holes and room for the
weight (5x5 steel bar).
Thanks,
Bill
N51EU
Europa Monowheel Classic
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