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>Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:13:48 -0400
>From: "Hapgood, Matt" <matt.hapgood@funb.com>
>Subject: Weight and balance - 360
>
>Listers -
>
>This weekend was a momentous occasion in my garage.   I finally put ALL the
>parts together on my airplane at one time.  So it really looked like an
>airplane - albeit kinda ugly with its mottled cowling and grunged primer.
>Then came the weight and balance measurements.  Wow, was it depressing.  As
>some of you already know, I have installed an intercooled, turbocharged
>200-hp Lycoming.  I also have a very full/padded interior, full panel, and
>probably too much primer.  Now I will pay the price... the bottom line
>was...  over 1,300 pounds empty.
>.
>.

Lets compare your plane to mine with the O-320-D1F:

            Yours    Mine
           ------   ------
Empty      1,300    1,157
Pilot        150      250
Spouse       125      180
           ------   ------
Total      1,575    1,587

So who is worse off? And I bet your health is better.
Because of aft CG, I am restricted to 20 lbs of baggage.
Of course I am on a diet.
--
Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, US MidTel, Corp.
248-771-1010, LNC2, N31161, PTK, Michigan
lorn@mich.com
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