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We need to get a weight and balance done for our Blanik L-13. The
manuals are not really helpful referring to percentage of MAC (mean aerodynamic chord) for the CG range without saying how much MAC is nor where the reference plane/datum is (probably the wing root rib). I dug up the FAA type certificate that actually uses the "most forward point on fuselage nose" as the datum and specifies the arm for front and back pilot plus the C/G range relative to that datum which should give me all the info needed to do the calculations for minimum single pilot weight etc. Only problem is that the FAA type certificate states that the leveling means for weighing the glider are "between points marked on side of fuselage". Now that is not very helpful either since ours has been painted several times and the manual doesn't make you any wiser either as to where those points are. Does anyone out there know how to establish the proper leveling of the Blanik L-13 when weighing it or has a better method for doing the weight and balance for that glider? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, Markus Graeber Aeroclub de Colombia |
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