"Make sure you accurately calculate the C.G.range for safe flight. It will shift aft considerably during flight."
You are absolutely correct. Add to this the known flight characteristics of KR's with aft C.G.'s and my self-imposed limit of 2" from the aft C.G. limit and you end up with a real challenge. I have done preliminary C.G. calculations and set up a Excel spread sheet to make it a little easier. Since I intend to be liquid cooled the tendency is to be a little nose heavy and I will locate the battery to achieve just that. However, I may find that after flight testing with just me aboard and flying locally that I can only fill the tank 3/4 full and unless I plan a long cross country with baggage in the aft compartment may not be able to fill the tank. Your point is noted KR's with large header tanks are subject to significant C.G. changes that need to be addressed and I will do that. In fact, during flight test I intend to evaluate just how my particular airplane performs with a more forward C.G. Thanks for the input, Stephen Teate Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P. 4150 International Plaza, Suite 500 Fort Worth, Texas 76109 817-708-9140 _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html ************************************************************** The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, you should delete this message. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized, and any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or omitted in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. **************************************************************
