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Cherokee getting fat
We finally did it.... we had to weigh the airplane. After three years of
owning it, upgrading radios, adding whatzits (Tannis heater, vacuum filter, new strobe, etc), we finally had a custom interior made up for it. Since the last weighing was without an interior and the weight/moment would be hard to compute, we figured putting it on the scales would be a good plan. Old calculated weight: 1307 New measured weight: 1379 A few gotchas...The measured weight was without fuel, but with 6 qts of oil. The calculated weight should have included everything except wheel pants and the interior that had been installed. I was figuring about 30 lbs for the interior, and 10 for the pants, but that's still 25 lbs heavior than it should be. Sound about normal for those who've done the same? Without having to take them off, anyone know what wheelpants for a Hershey-bar cherokee weigh/balance? Maybe *I* need to go on a crash diet before the big AK trip... -Cory -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss * * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** |
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I did some recent calculations for an upcoming trip via helicopter we are
taking in Australia with friends. Total allowed weight = 700 lbs Total combined weight for the 4 of us = 638 lbs Total weight lost by all of us since Christmas break = 90 lbs. I'm really glad the diets worked!! I *thought* you guys looked thin(ner), but never had the chance to say anything. Good job! 90 pounds -- wow! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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LOL... yeah, I guess one could call it that.
My biggest irritation is that the upholstery place used some thicker material than I had thought... probably close to 10 lbs more cardboard and foam than necessary. Oh well, at least it looks good and it's *MUCH* quieter with an interior. Who'da thought that a -180 would be marginal for a cross-country with only two people? 200 lbs of gear for two guys isn't that much for a big cross country like that. -Cory : wrote: : Maybe *I* need to go on a crash diet before the big AK trip... : I would call it an anti-crash diet. -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss * * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** |
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wrote in message ... We finally did it.... we had to weigh the airplane. After three years of owning it, upgrading radios, adding whatzits (Tannis heater, vacuum filter, new strobe, etc), we finally had a custom interior made up for it. Since the last weighing was without an interior and the weight/moment would be hard to compute, we figured putting it on the scales would be a good plan. Why in hell did you go for a Tanis heater instead of Reiff? |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
I did some recent calculations for an upcoming trip via helicopter we are taking in Australia with friends. Total allowed weight = 700 lbs Total combined weight for the 4 of us = 638 lbs Total weight lost by all of us since Christmas break = 90 lbs. I'm really glad the diets worked!! I *thought* you guys looked thin(ner), but never had the chance to say anything. Good job! 90 pounds -- wow! Ron and I only account for 50 of that! |
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Aaron Coolidge wrote: wrote: : Old calculated weight: 1307 : New measured weight: 1379 Mine - 1968 180-D - weighs 1400 lbs, the lightest it has ever weighed. oh heck, my '74 140 weighs 1437 lbs. -- Bob Noel no one likes an educated mule |
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Matt Barrow wrote:
: Why in hell did you go for a Tanis heater instead of Reiff? - Get heat *AT* the head... not at the other end of the jug where it has to go by cooling fins designed to remove it to get where it's needed. - We already had spark-plug CHT probes. - We found an ebay deal. My thinking is unless you had a good reason not to, Tannis is the better way to go. Why do you think differently? -Cory -- ************************************************** *********************** * Cory Papenfuss * * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************** *********************** |
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