Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #45574
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Weight Gain was [FlyRotary] Re: 20B mated to RV-10
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 06:55:30 -0400
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
My aircraft gained 100lbs excess weight and did back in 1998, so it's not a
new phenomena {:>).  I attribute it to my (perhaps not too wise) philosophy
back then of "... if in doubt, build it stout!"...  . I later decided the
corollary was "... an oz here and an oz there - and before you know it - you
have 100 lbs..."

44 lbs of my 100 lbs were two 25 AH concord RGC Batteries weight 22 lbs
each.  I now fly with one 14 lbs Odyssey batter and have managed to pare a
few pounds here and there over the years.

Tracy Crook shows the right attitude - although sometimes carries it a bit
further than I would feel comfortable with - but build it light and it will
really perform.  I decided it was cheaper if I just lost 20 lbs or so (still
working on that).


Ed

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

http://www.flyrotary.com/

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Mike Wills
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 1:01 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 20B mated to RV-10

Bobby,

 I'm wondering the same thing about mine.......

Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
.

Bobby
(wondering how my plane gained 100 pounds)





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