KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

2010-12-26 Thread Larry Flesner
At 08:59 PM 12/26/2010, you wrote: >This article explains > >http://www.kr2seafury.com/resources/SA_1979_landing_gear.pdf + Thanks for the post. It was 15 to 20 degrees, not 25 degrees. Larry Flesner

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

2010-12-26 Thread Craig Williams
This article explains http://www.kr2seafury.com/resources/SA_1979_landing_gear.pdf > If I remember correctly,Tony Bingelis recommends the > contact point > for the main gear(on a conventional gear aircraft) as being > at a 15 > to 25 degree angle forward of the aircraft C.G. in a level > >

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

2010-12-26 Thread Larry Flesner
At 06:20 PM 12/25/2010, you wrote: >Whilst focussing on A/C 1 at the moment I need to plan what to do with #2. >My instinct is to return the tail group to standard, deal with the c.g. >issue and move the wheels forward . comments? Also, what is the best way >to move the wheels ... should I

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

2010-12-25 Thread Mark Langford
I wrote: >>If I open the canopy (forward) with no fuel and any kind of weight on the cowling or the floor (where my laptop sits), it will fall on it's nose if I have it jacked up into a level position as a starting point. So that may not be the end of the world for your KRs.<< Now that I think

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

2010-12-25 Thread Mark Langford
Martin Pearce wrote: >>Doing a W & B I found both to be very similar in weight. A/c #1 (neither >>yet have an Au rego) appears to be in good balance and has a small tail down force when empty in the level attitude. A/C 2 appears to have an aft CG situation but wants to tip on its nose when

KR> C of G, empennage and main wheel position question

2010-12-25 Thread Martin Pearce
I have two Kr2 a/c in my garage, recently imported from Canada, one for me and one for one of my good flying friends. Doing a W & B I found both to be very similar in weight. A/c #1 (neither yet have an Au rego) appears to be in good balance and has a small tail down force when empty in the