Kestrel 19 Questions

On Oct 29, 3:35*pm, wrote:

My calculations give a minimum pilot weight of 243 lbs, and simple
math puts the max pilot at 253. *I'll fully calculate the range when I
get to my papers.

Found some figures.
CoG range is 11.5 - 14.76" aft of datum (leading edge at root)
Main wheel weight, 633 # at 2.5" aft
Tail wheel weight, 104# at 165.5" aft
Pilot sits at 17.2" forward

Plug it into the formula, gives min pilot of 247.7# and a max pilot of
359.5# (but I'm limited to 253# due to gross dry weight). Of course,
I might be having an off day with the calculator (or messing up my
physics); my memory keeps nagging that it's 243 minimum from the W&B
pictures and formulae.

My test pilot at 200# gives a CoG of 16.39" aft... 1.63" beyond the
max aft allowable. Yet, the ship flew beautifully.

Very odd, I think.

Regards,
John