At 07:35 PM 5/8/2015, you wrote: >Completed the installation of 26 pound ballast on the nose gear >support struts and 23 pounds ballast on the right side engine mount, >clamped in place with AN4 bolts. Total ballast is 49 pounds. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
That is just about equal to the difference in weight of a VW and say, a Corvair or an 0-200. Hummmmm, let's see..........., dead weight or more power? :-) Larry Flesner