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Re: Europa-List: Weight and balance

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Weight and balance
From: Rowland Carson <rowlandcarson@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 20:34:25

On 2019-03-24, at 19:44, Bill <europa10@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I just finished a bracket that bolts to the gear box and plan on adding 30 
> lbs.
there to balance things out and keep CG within limits for most flight 
configurations.


Bill - Im a little bit concerned that the engine mount might not have been 
stressed
for an extra 30lb mass so far forward - would any propeller be that much
heavier than a plain vanilla Warp Drive?

Also, if your main wheel is not at the expected station that affects the math -
but I imagine you have done the appropriate correction.

in friendship

Rowland

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