REFLECTOR: Max takeoff weight - Standard?

[David Rene Dugas]

May not help you since mine is an XL RG with Lyc 260 HP and AeroComposite Prop.  My best estimate is 2000 ft takeoff at 150 #'s over gross.  It makes a huge difference where the wt is.  If the big guys are in the back then the plane will rotate and lift off.  If I have full fuel and a really big guy in the rt. seat it will not rotate especially if the front tire pressure is not at least 30 to 40 pounds.  I can not stress this enough.  3000 ft runway slight up slope with full fuel and 300 pounder in rt seat with 15 pounds of pressure in front almost killed us both.  Rotated at 90 kts full aft stick cleared trees by 15 ft.  Our canard requires angle to get lift and wt pushes the nose down.

Rene'

On Mar 13, 2012, at 6:57 PM, Andrew Judge wrote:

> Just wondering how much any of you have put in your plane and how long it took off over say 50 ft? 
> 
> I have a 200HP lycoming and MT. I've never really loaded it up. Maybe 2300 or so. Took me about 2500 with a 10 kt headwind at about 1000 ft DA. 
> 
> Andy
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