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The inevitable consideration of weight and balance has come up. A friend nearby has just finished his S1 only to find he's too heavy to fly it with any amount of gas! (no, not me, but i can see the same story coming to me in a year!!)
With a diet regime already underway, it still raises some concerns, not just for him, but for me. Perhaps his fuselage is a little tail heavy, but i doubt it, as it is a beautiful and careful job.
I am aiming for 200lbs as a realistic personal weight, and anything less is going to be a real challenge. This does some funny things to an S1 with a light cowl and wooden prop.. so I was wondering whether pushing the engine forward an inch or two could make the meaningful difference, and whether it has been done?
I am at the perfect place to do this.. about to hang the engine, with no work done on the wolf cowl (and assuming it is oversized enough for me to trim less of it when fitting).
Getting a new engine mount that's 2" longer may just do the trick, but I have no idea on the effect of other things..
Anyone played this game?
With a diet regime already underway, it still raises some concerns, not just for him, but for me. Perhaps his fuselage is a little tail heavy, but i doubt it, as it is a beautiful and careful job.
I am aiming for 200lbs as a realistic personal weight, and anything less is going to be a real challenge. This does some funny things to an S1 with a light cowl and wooden prop.. so I was wondering whether pushing the engine forward an inch or two could make the meaningful difference, and whether it has been done?
I am at the perfect place to do this.. about to hang the engine, with no work done on the wolf cowl (and assuming it is oversized enough for me to trim less of it when fitting).
Getting a new engine mount that's 2" longer may just do the trick, but I have no idea on the effect of other things..
Anyone played this game?
