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Date:  8-8-2012
Number of Hours:  9.00
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Brief Description:  Weighed airplane

Weighed airplane with 3 certified aircraft scales. Aircraft weighed in 3 different configurations.
Normal, non-removable tanks consist of a header tank between the right side of the instrument panel and the firewall with a capacity of 13.5 gallons, and wing tanks with a capacity of 117 gallons.


Configuration 1 is normal 4 place configuration.
Empty weight: 1,944.5 lbs CG: 87.15
Total fuel capacity: 130.5 gallons


Configuration 2 is 2 place configuration with additional fuel tanks installed in rear seat foot well (10.5 gallons) and rear seat, 45 gallons.
Empty weight: 1,969.5 lbs CG: 87.5
Total fuel capacity:186 gallons.


Configuration 3 is single place with the tanks listed for configuration 2 plus: copilot footwell and seat tank (rudder bar with no right side rudders installed) 44.5 gallons. Copilot seat to gear box tank, 44 gallons. 2 soft drum tanks, 66 gallons each and a soft cushon tank on top of the copilot hard tank, 37 gallons.
Empty weight: 2068 lbs CG: 88.6
Total fuel capacity: 443 gallons, Staying within published CG limits limits fuel to 399 gallons.

In this "expedition" configuration the tenaitive max gross weight is 4,800 lbs. We plan to test up to this max weight in small incremental increases. Estimated minimum runway at this weight is 7,000 ft, sea level, standard day. Calculated stall speed is 86 kts. Estimated still air range 6,000+ nm.
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