A Poll on your weight and balance

**soartech** · December 5th 12, 05:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

All sailplane owners,
Please reply with the weight on your tail wheel from your weight and
balance sheet. I will calculate the average after a few days and post
it and the range. Reply on this list or directly to me, either way is
fine.
Thanks.

**Matt Herron Jr.** · December 5th 12, 06:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Ventus C (all up)
Nose wheel: 772 lbs
tail wheel 36.3 lbs
C/G 4.5" aft of datum (76% aft)

**[email protected]** · December 5th 12, 06:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 11:49:48 AM UTC-6, soartech wrote:
All sailplane owners,

Please reply with the weight on your tail wheel from your weight and

balance sheet. I will calculate the average after a few days and post

it and the range. Reply on this list or directly to me, either way is

fine.

Thanks.

It would be nice to know what you try to accomplish. Also there are so many variables going into the tail wheel weight. A Genesis probably will be much different from a Duo Discus. You should also specify if this weight is for the empty glider or with the pilot and chute.

JS · December 5th 12, 06:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Looking from a medical viewpoint?
Going by just tail weight, perhaps Martin Heide has friends who are chiropractors.
Jim

On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:43:36 AM UTC-8, wrote:

It would be nice to know what you try to accomplish.

**Tony[_5_]** · December 5th 12, 07:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Empty:

Std Cirrus - 65 lbs on tail
Cherokee II - ~25 lbs on tail
NG-1 - ~5 lbs on tail

**Frank Whiteley** · December 5th 12, 10:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:49:48 AM UTC-7, soartech wrote:
All sailplane owners,

Please reply with the weight on your tail wheel from your weight and

balance sheet. I will calculate the average after a few days and post

it and the range. Reply on this list or directly to me, either way is

fine.

Thanks.

LAK12 empty
34.5kg 76lbs

**C-FFKQ (42)** · December 5th 12, 10:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Kestrel 19
104 lbs on the tailwheel, empty

Can you say, "Oh, my aching back!"?

**[email protected]** · December 5th 12, 11:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

ASW-27b 23lb on tail. Dry no pilot.

Mosquito A 46lb on tail. Dry no pilot.

**rlovinggood** · December 6th 12, 12:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

1970 LS1-d

Empty

70.0 lbs
(31.75Kg)

With pilot on board, ready to fly:
48.0 lbs
(21.77Kg)

**Papa3[_2_]** · December 6th 12, 12:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

1978 Grob Twin Astir Serial Number 3075

Empty
Tail: 113.5
Main: 818

On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 12:49:48 PM UTC-5, soartech wrote:
All sailplane owners,

Please reply with the weight on your tail wheel from your weight and

balance sheet. I will calculate the average after a few days and post

it and the range. Reply on this list or directly to me, either way is

fine.

Thanks.

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