Posted for "Farnsworth" <farnsworth@charter.net>:

 My comments:
 A. Nothing wrong with parachutes
 B. Electricity is good
 C. Two batteries are good too
 D. It is good to be able to get rid of ice
 E. Feathering props extend the glide range
 
 One of the designers of the Legacy has said the aircraft is capable (safely)
 of quite a bit more weight than the 2200 lbs. Wasn't it Carsten that flew
 his Legacy to Europe, with a lot of extra fuel.
 
 66 gallons is 386.1 lbs , using Walter's precise weight of 5.85 lbs per
 gallon.
 
 (:
 
 Lynn Farnsworth
 

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  A) - you always wear a parachute and will continue to do so with your
 LEGACY
  B) - you are going to add the 100A alt, a 40A backup (dunno where you got
 a
  40 that fits on the accessory port, the B&C is a 20), a 70 for the de-ice
  system
  C) - I'm assuming from all the alternators, that you are also going to
 have
  Lots of batteries, so when the alternator quits, you have backup?
  D) - you are going to add a full deice system, this will include cuffs on
  the wings, horiz stab, vert stab, etc
  E) - you want a full feathering prop setup
  
Factory specified gross is 2200lbs.  With 66gals of fuel on board, that is
  400lbs of fuel.  See the problem?  From the looks of things, you are going
  to build an airplane that is going to be extremely marginal around max
  weight *and* W&B.  In an ES, no problem, but in a Legacy, I'm not sure
 it's
  wise.
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