Just put 10 lbs (or whatever your radios weigh) of bricks in your radio
rack. It might be neater if you put them in a plastic bag first. No math
needed.

Bruce
www.glasair.org


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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill
Bradburry
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 9:44 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Wt & Bal question


I am going to weigh my plane soon and do not have all the radios installed yet so I will need to calculate their addition.
Where does the weight show up?  At the FS of the panel, or at the center of mass of the radio?

Say you had a 10 inch long, 10 lb radio and it was installed in a panel at FS 90.  Will the weight show up at FS 90 or at FS 85?  (assuming that the mass is evenly distributed along the length of the radio)

Don't worry, I will weigh it again before I fly.  This is for planning purposes only.  I am concerned that I need to move my batteries.

Thanks to all you math whizzes out there..:>)

Bill B

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