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Isn't it USELESS LOAD but we got what we got.I have a beautious "C" model-- oh well just fly and enjoy EH!!!den 99564 --- Ed Burkhead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Al, > > Please do all your calculations again with fuel = 6 > lb./gal. Full fuel > for my D was 24 gallons or 144 lb. but with that, I > had gross weight of > 1400 lb. > > > Andrew, > > My empty weight was 895 lb. with a full panel of > old, heavy instruments. > > Having an empty weight of 910 is high. Changing to > rag wings brings you > down to about 870 lb. empty for a useful load of > 390 lb. If I remember > right, a serial number in the 700 range had two > eight gallon wing tanks > and a 5 gallon header tank for total of 21 gallons > or 126 lb. > > That leaves Andrew with: > metal wings: 1260 - 910 = 350 lb. useful load > 350 126 fuel = 224 lb. for pilot, passenger and > luggage > (subtract 6 lb. if one wing tank is 9 gallons) > > fabric wings: 1260 870 = 390 lb. useful load > 390 126 fuel = 264 lb. for > pilot, passenger > and luggage > (ditto above) > > That plane may have left the factory much closer to > 830 lb. with minimal > instruments. Just guessing. > > Ed Burkhead > http://edburkhead.com/ > ed -at- edburkheadQQQ.com (change -at- and remove > the QQQ) > > I know you believe you understand what you think I > said, but I am not > sure if you realize that what you heard is not what > I meant. (Jim, AKA > Midnight Plowboy) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: A J DeMarzo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Useful load > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Okay, so with some extrapolation I'm guessing that > you have a useful > load of 1260 (about) which means the plane weighs > 910. You should have > weighed it empty, or subtracted your fuel load. > Doesn't sound too bad > until you figure that fuel is at 7 lbs per gallon, > 24 gallons will be > 168, so you need to be 182 lbs or less to be within > the envelope. If > you have the small tanks (8+8+5=21) you'll have 147 > lbs of fuel so you > can have that extra hamburger and still check in > under 203. Add another > person and you're way out. > > I hope you guys and gals can see why weight, or the > lack of it, is so > important on these airplanes. Metal wings, layers > of paint, useless > instruments and radios, thick heavy interior panels > are all enemies of > these flying machines. Next annual why not start > your Ercoupe on a > diet. Start getting rid of all that excess junk > that is not needed or > used. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew and Valarie Slack > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:50 PM > Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Useful load > > ----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > List, > > Still looking at the "Coupe in the corner" and read > the logs tonight. > One thing that caught my eye is that the last time > the aircraft was > weighed it had a useful load of around 350lbs, is > that typical of a "C" > model with metalized wings and a C-85?. Or, is that > a little heavier > than most?. > > Andrew > > ======================================================================= > ======= > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on > http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > ======================================================================== > ====== > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on > http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > ========================================================================== ==== > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on > http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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