X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:43:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m26.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2385261 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:58:28 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.7; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m26.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.be3.20975dd9 (65098) for ; Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:57:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:57:46 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: spry shocks X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1192301866" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 165 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1192301866 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/12/2007 7:00:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, n103md@yahoo.com writes: Grayhawk: shouldn't that be 330-350 lbs per wheel empty? My empty weight is 1030 lbs (Lancair 235 / O-320). OK, my guess was off a bit for empty. Empty weight does not do much for evaluating shocks for a fully loaded plane. I finally looked at an original W & B sheet. Using the back of the firewall as zero position. At an empty weight of 1160 (before interior, stuff, etc), I had 424 lbs on the nose (BL -6.75) and 736 lbs on the mains (BL 37.5) for a single main wheel supporting weight of 368 lbs. I didn't do all the weight combinations, so: No people, full fuel (43 gals) and 47 lbs loaded at the aft of the baggage compartment (1458 total) had 411 on the nose and 523 on each main wheel. 180 lb pilot and full header (9 gal) only (1394 total) had 432 on the nose and 481 on each main. My guess is that when loaded up to gross, it is more like 630+ on each main at 1G (bounced landings not considered). Grayhawk An aged birdbrain ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1192301866 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 10/12/2007 7:00:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 n103md@yahoo.com writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>Grayhawk: shouldn't that be 330-350 lbs per wheel empty?
My em= pty=20 weight is 1030 lbs (Lancair 235 / O-320).

OK, my guess was off a bit for empty. Empty weight does not do mu= ch=20 for evaluating shocks for a fully loaded plane. I finally looked=20= at=20 an original W & B sheet.

Using the back of the firewall as zero position.

At an empty weight of 1160 (before interior, stuff, etc), I had 424 lbs= on=20 the nose (BL -6.75) and 736 lbs on the mains (BL 37.5) for a single mai= n=20 wheel supporting weight of 368 lbs.

I didn't do all the weight combinations, so:

No people, full fuel (43 gals) and 47 lbs loaded at the aft of the bagg= age=20 compartment (1458 total) had 411 on the nose and 523 on each main=20 wheel.

180 lb pilot and full header (9 gal) only (1394 total) had 432 on the n= ose=20 and 481 on each main.

My guess is that when loaded up to gross, it is more like 630+ on each=20= main=20 at 1G (bounced landings not considered).

Grayhawk

An aged birdbrain

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