Terry Lamb - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

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Date: 6-28-2012
Number of Hours: 6.00
Manual Reference: Section 7-8
Brief Description: Weight And Balance + Final Assembly

Final assembly completed. Aircraft weighed empty (main wheels raised until root tube was level, then nose wheel rested on scale as were main wheels) to determine main wheel and nose wheel weights. Left Wheel = 214.2lbs. Right Wheel = 223.2lbs. Nose Wheel = 19.4lbs. Total empty weight = 456.8. Total moment = 32,936.3 Empty weight CG = 72.1 === with pilot and full fuel === Full Fuel = 72lbs - (moment = 3456) Pilot Fwd Position - 183lbs - (moment = 8436.3) Total Weight: 711.8lbs Total Moment: 44828.6 CG = 62.98 CG Limits are; Max Forward = 60.0 inches aft of datum Max Aft = 65.5.

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