X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:48:09 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s38.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.177] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5019045 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:29:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.177; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS25 ([65.55.90.137]) by snt0-omc3-s38.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:28:38 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [24.216.248.63] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: Short tail - short engine mount X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:28:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_2DB0_01CC29AC.42D7BB90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.00.0079.0400 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:28:29 -0700 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jun 2011 16:28:38.0916 (UTC) FILETIME=[F35E4440:01CC29E6] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_2DB0_01CC29AC.42D7BB90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Did you find a plane that would accommodate your weights in terms of = gross weight? 220 plus 240 plus full fuel and any baggage would be = about 750 pounds to the airframe of 1150 - 1200 pounds? What's the = factory gross weight spec. for a 320/360? Gary Edwards LNC2=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Danny Miller=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 9:52 AM Subject: [LML] Re: Short tail - short engine mount I disagree. I spent several months looking at over 50 LNC2 candidates = to purchase. I looked at every conceivable configuration there is. = Paramount with me was CG. I'm 220 lbs. and my son is 240 lbs. so putting two = heavy people in the seats and staying in the CG envelope was critical under = all circumstances. I found an overwhelming number of aircraft that simply wouldn't work for me. And I found none of the short mount = configurations would work, not one. Tail type had no bearing whatsoever. Danny Miller N107SD, KHEF ------=_NextPart_000_2DB0_01CC29AC.42D7BB90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Did you find a plane that would accommodate your weights in terms = of gross=20 weight?  220 plus 240 plus full fuel and any baggage would be = about=20 750 pounds to the airframe of 1150 - 1200 pounds?  What's the = factory=20 gross weight spec. for a 320/360?
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2 
----- Original Message -----
From: Danny Miller
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 = 9:52 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: Short tail - = short=20 engine mount

I disagree.  I spent several months looking at = over 50=20 LNC2 candidates to
purchase.  I looked at every conceivable=20 configuration there is.  Paramount
with me was CG.  I'm = 220 lbs.=20 and my son is 240 lbs. so putting two heavy
people in the seats and = staying=20 in the CG envelope was critical under all
circumstances.  I = found an=20 overwhelming number of aircraft that simply
wouldn't work for = me.  And=20 I found none of the short mount configurations
would work, not = one. =20 Tail type had no bearing whatsoever.

Danny Miller
N107SD,=20 KHEF

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