Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:36:06 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-relay-2.tiscali.it ([213.205.33.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 601894 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:25:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=213.205.33.42; envelope-from=robert.overmars@tiscali.it Received: from trottolino (62.11.1.217) by mail-relay-2.tiscali.it (7.1.021.3) id 415D9851013971CA for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:25:16 +0100 X-Original-Message-ID: <009e01c4f73a$6e4388a0$d9010b3e@interbusiness.it> From: "Robert Overmars" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: LEAD SLEDS X-Original-Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:32:58 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_009B_01C4F742.CEEA99C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01C4F742.CEEA99C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable " " Some of the engineering has already been done. The IV at 3550 lbs is = rated at +4.4 and -2.2 "Gs". At 4,000 lbs the allowable "G" loading = would be +3.9 and -1.95. A little weight in forward would take care of = the CG problem" "=20 The figures above must be plucked from cloud cuckoo land. A quick check = of Lancair Kits Web Site reveals LIV/P 'G' loadings as; +4.4, -2.2 = UTILITY Category. +3.8, -2.0 NORMAL category. Figures which are of = course utterly and completely meaningless without given weights for the = respective categories....... =20 Best to ask Lancair Company what weights they specify for Utility and = Normal categories. If you are lucky enough to ask Lancair Company on the = rare occasion when they are specifiying specifications, you might find = out that the LIV/P take-off weight is given as 3,550lbs, the landing = weight as 3,200lbs. And that's about as far as it goes with Lancair = Company's specifications. Utilility and Normal Category weights???? = What's that???=20 From the mouth of the designer, and best you Lead Sled builders/pilots = read his books, the specs for the LIV read 4.4gs at 2,900lbs with a 150% = ULTIMATE LOAD FACTOR. Flirt with the margins and, as Brent R writes, best you stay = anonymous.... ciao, Roberto d'Italia. ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01C4F742.CEEA99C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

" " Some of the engineering = has already=20 been done. The IV at 3550 lbs is rated at +4.4 and -2.2 "Gs". At 4,000 = lbs the=20 allowable "G" loading would be +3.9 and -1.95. A little weight in = forward would=20 take care of the CG problem" "

The figures above must be = plucked from=20 cloud cuckoo land. A quick check of Lancair Kits Web Site reveals = LIV/P =20 'G' loadings as; +4.4, -2.2 UTILITY Category. +3.8, -2.0 = NORMAL=20 category. Figures which are of course utterly and=20 completely meaningless without given weights for the = respective=20 categories.......

Best to ask Lancair Company what = weights=20 they specify for Utility and Normal categories. If you are lucky enough = to ask=20 Lancair Company on the rare occasion when they are specifiying=20 specifications, you might find out that the LIV/P take-off weight = is given=20 as 3,550lbs, the landing weight as 3,200lbs. And that's about as far as = it goes=20 with Lancair Company's specifications. Utilility and Normal Category=20 weights???? What's that???

From the mouth of the designer, = and best you=20 Lead Sled builders/pilots read his books, the specs for the LIV read = 4.4gs at=20 2,900lbs with a 150% ULTIMATE LOAD FACTOR.

Flirt with the margins and, as = Brent R=20 writes, best you stay anonymous....

ciao,

Roberto d'Italia.

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