Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:00:01 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc02.attbi.com ([204.127.202.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 1990641 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:59:35 -0500 Received: from primary (12-234-209-102.client.attbi.com[12.234.209.102]) by sccrmhc02.attbi.com (sccrmhc02) with SMTP id <2003011620593300200mjgh2e>; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:59:34 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <002001c2bda2$5b2fb500$66d1ea0c@attbi.com> From: "Larry Graves" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Wing Loading mysteries X-Original-Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 13:00:49 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 > However, it seems to me that if you "put sandbags in the tailcone", you're > adding to the tail load, not reducing it. What am I missing? Remember that the tail load is downward. The "sandbags in the tailcone" push the tail down so that the tail (stab/elevator) doesn't have to, thus unloading the tail... Best, Larry Graves