Re: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse

2005-06-29 Thread Greg Smith
TECTED]> > Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:31:37 +1000 > To: Jim Laurel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, D Hauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: > Subject: RE: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse > > Hi Jim, > > If you do the calculations, or a practical test, you will see that a minor > er

RE: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse

2005-06-29 Thread Ian Roach
* -Original Message- From: Jim Laurel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 29 June 2005 3:45 PM To: D Hauch Cc: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse I just don't understand the concept of wing ballast. It would seem to me that it assumes a particular CG,

RE: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse

2005-06-29 Thread Bill DelHagen
, there are structural loading advantages to having the weight distributed in the wing. Bill DelHagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "D Hauch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Subject: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:31:25 -0700 hi all, you guys where so good on my

Re: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse

2005-06-28 Thread Jim Laurel
I just don't understand the concept of wing ballast. It would seem to me that it assumes a particular CG, right? If the ballast in the wing isn't right on the CG, doesn't it mean that the cg actually changes depending on how much ballast is put in there? Seems a dubious solution to me.

Re: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse

2005-06-28 Thread Greg Smith
with the Opus but to a lesser extent. But if there is no other option, and you need the weight, stuff it in the wing. -- Greg Smith Slope Soaring Resource http://www.slopeflyer.com > From: D Hauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:31:25 -0700 > To: > Subje

RE: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse

2005-06-28 Thread Darrell Zaballos
Original Message- From: D Hauch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:31 PM To: soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse hi all, you guys where so good on my last question i have another for you guys. some planes take ballast in the fuse and others in the

[RCSE] ballast ? wing/fuse

2005-06-28 Thread D Hauch
hi all, you guys where so good on my last question i have another for you guys. some planes take ballast in the fuse and others in the wing. is there any penalties you pay in performance say for a wing that is fully ballast, compared to a fuse full. i'm talking 2lb. to 4lb. of ballast, so the bal