REFLECTOR: Weight and Balance

Brian Michalk michalk at awpi.com
Sat Nov 17 09:16:00 CST 2012


Find a buddy with a C210.  Use him as a big gas can to do your weight 
and balance.
Just use a fuel filter so you don't get fiberglass in his tanks when you 
drain your fuel back into his.

On 11/17/2012 01:17 AM, Tom Cacek wrote:
> Andrew, Sure you want to top it off if you haven't done first flight?  
> Usually the only time you can't have enough fuel is when your on fire, 
> but first flight is one to.  If you have good numbers with the 15, you 
> could drain it, weigh again, and get a good fuel moment number.
> Can't help on your original question as I have a STD.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Fri, Nov 16, 2012 8:40 pm
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Weight and Balance
>
> My aircraft is 99% finished including paint and interior. I have added 
> most of the -5 options to my XLRG kit, including the extra carbon 
> fiber buildups on my main gear, cut down keel and rear bench seat. I 
> did most of my weight and balance today. My total empty weight for my 
> XLRG with a Lycoming IO540, 300hp, is 1,902 lbs. This seems heavy for 
> an XLRG-5. I am at the point in my weight and balance that I have just 
> added the 15 gallons of fuel. It was too late to call the fuel truck 
> to top it off with full fuel. I inclosed my strakes so my total fuel 
> capacity should be around 95 gallons, I won't know until I fill her up.
> What are others seeing for your empty weight for an XLRG and an 
> XLRG-5? What weight are you using for your gross weight.
> Andrew Ellzey
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