Re: REFLECTOR: Engine weights

[Jeff Barnes <jcbarnes@ibm.net>]

Anybody have the weights for Doug Doers Turbo Diesels ?
--Jeff

Alan Shaw wrote:
> 
> Dave Black wrote:
> 
> > Simon Aegerter wrote:
> > >
> > > >> IO-360    320.4 lbs    24.2 inches from firewall.
> > > >> I0-540    396.4 lbs    28.2 inches from firewall.
> > >
> > > With all that weight all the way back there, how do you 540 people keep
> > > your bird from falling on its tail? Park it like a Long?
> >
> > What about modifying the main gear so it extends farther aft?
> 
> If you have too.  The further forward your gear is the easyer it is to take
> off and land.In a Velocity it is always a compromise between this and falling
> on your tail.
> 
> If you can find a 250 lb engine, I can make you some super light wings, then
> put a small battery and oil cooler in the back....the 1000lb Velocity.....
> Less can be more.
> 
> Alan