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"Unfortunately, I'm
still a wee bit forward of the forward CG limit, so there's probably some
ballast required for the tail. What was that... I think I just heard
Tracy screaming :-)"
Sounds like back-up battery time to me;-) Mike
C.
Funny you
should mention that. I've been considering a few options.
-One is just
to add the minimum amount of lead (about 5 lb) as far aft as
possible. This could be eliminated if I remove the turbo, cooling
fan, etc. This is probably the most
likely option.
-Two is to
add a backup battery next to the primary battery in the aft end of the baggage
compartment. I haven't quite figured out how I'd hook this up, since I'd
really want it to be a completely separate power source (no alternator or
connection to the other battery). The Odyssey batteries are so very good
that it could be charged on the ground periodically, and would be good when you
needed it (hopefully never). Still thinking about this, but it would mean
adding 15 pounds in the baggage compartment, rather than 5 pounds in the
tail.
- Finally,
the RV-3 doesn't have counterbalanced elevators. This just seems terrible
to me, since I was used to the fully balanced controls on the RV-8. I've
given some thought to adding counterbalances to the elevators, but
unfortunately, that's not the simplest of modifications, and there are
aerodynamic concerns with the way the tips are made. I probably won't
do this now.
So that's
more than you really wanted to know, right :-)
Rusty
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