REFLECTOR: empty w&b elite FG 173/lw

Sat Dec 17 17:55:25 CST 2011

Well for what it's worth I'm also battling some issues
Speed- ours is too slow
Just got a new catto prop and just took it up
25 mp 2500rpm full throttle 140 knots 14 gal/hr

I just mention this do that you don't think all of the rest of us don't meet factory specs but   It is nice to fly and folks still come buy and Marvil at the plane 

:-)

Kevin Baker

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On Dec 17, 2011, at 17:33, Chris Barber <cbarber at texasattorney.net> wrote:

> As to calibration, good or bad, my weight on the forth pad was the same as the independent digital personal scale we have at the hangar. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 4
> 
> On Dec 17, 2011, at 5:29 PM, "Chris Barber" <cbarber at texasattorney.net> wrote:
> 
>> Oh. To make it worse, it is still in primer. 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone 4
>> 
>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 5:20 PM, "Kevin Baker" <flykb at verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> For what it's worth mine is also much heavier than factory specs
>>> Std elite FG 173/LW IO360 Catto prop
>>> 1522 everything paint/oil/sump
>>> No fuel in main tanks
>>> 
>>> Flies just fine... Maybe a little slow but that could be the FG and LW
>>> 
>>> Cg is the important part
>>> It'll all be fine.
>>> 
>>> Kevin Baker
>>> 
>>> .
>>> 
>>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 17:04, Robert  Wood <slvegl99 at aol.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Don't worry about it. Maybe a longer TO roll, a bit higher TD speed, but all is well. CG is more critical anyway. Remember, you test it and establish the allowable gross wt. The V can handle it and you will very seldom operate at gross anyway. Love it and enjoy it!!
>>>> 
>>>> Bob Wood
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 5:30 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber at texasattorney.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Yeah, I do but not enough to explain this difference. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 4:10 PM, "Mike Dawson" <medawson250 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> You probably have a radiator, water and cooling fan, not to mention, perhaps a load of avionics?
>>>>>> Just a thought.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Michael E Dawson
>>>>>> ATCI CFII
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Dec 17, 2011, at 1:55 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber at texasattorney.net> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Is the factory empty weight on the SE with a 320 or a 360?  I just weighed my project and I may have the heaviest ever built :-(. So much I am currently embarrassed to post my numbers. I am using a rotary which is supposed to be comparable to a 360. I also have a turbo and A/C which easily explains part of the weight above the standard 1300 lbs but not by any means all. Yikes. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Chris 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Dec 14, 2011, at 9:25 PM, "Laurence Coen" <lwcoen at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> SERG Franklin/IVO with paint and interior.
>>>>>>>> Empty Weight = 1391 lbs
>>>>>>>> CG = 126.9
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Larry Coen
>>>>>>>> N136LC
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> From: "Kevin Baker" <flykb at verizon.net>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:00 PM
>>>>>>>> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>>>>>>> Cc: <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>>>>>>> Subject: REFLECTOR:  empty w&b elite FG 173/lw
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>> I was wondering what others are seeing  as far as for a Velocity 173/LW Elite FG io-360 catto
>>>>>>>>> Empty weight and empty cg
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Wanted to compare to mine as I just recently did a w&b and cg check.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>> Kevin Baker
>>>>>>>>> N164PS
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