Weight and Balance
[ 6 hour]
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[ 6 hour] |
July 19 and September 12
Initial weight and balance test being carried out to determine that the centre
of gravity is within the manufacturer's specifications and the weight is below
544Kg.
| AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION | ||||
| Aircraft Type | BushCaddy | AUF Reg. No. | 19-3670 | |
| Model | R80 | Serial No. | CA-001-077 | |
| Wooden Propeller |
Sweetapple |
Diameter: 60 inch |
Pitch: 34 inch |
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WEIGHT AND BALANCE SHEET |
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| NO PILOT - NO FUEL | PILOT 80Kg - NO FUEL | PILOT 80Kg - 50 LTRS FUEL | |||||
| Port U/C | 144.0 | Port U/C | 187.0 | Port U/C | 193.0 | ||
| Starboard U/C | 142.5 | Starboard U/C | 164.0 | Starboard U/C | 175.0 | ||
| Nose Wheel | 84.0 | Nose Wheel | 101.0 | Nose Wheel | 106.0 | ||
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TOTAL |
370.5 |
TOTAL |
452.0 |
TOTAL |
474.0 | ||
| Centre of Gravity | 1939mm | Centre of Gravity | 1943mm | Centre of Gravity | 1899mm | ||
REMARKS: This aricraft is to be placarded to 50 Litres of fuel with 59Kg useful load, or, 80Kg pilot and full fuel load of 80 Litres
*All weight measurements in Kg. *Centre of Gravity Datum taken from spinner
PREFERRED WEIGHT AND BALANCE FIGURES - MAXIMUM MTOW (544Kg)
| Option | Weight Kg |
| Empty Aircraft | 316.0 |
| Pilot | 80.0 |
| Passenger | 80.0 |
| Fuel - 80 Litres x 0.72 | 57.6 |
| Luggage | 10.4 |
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TOTAL |
544.0 |
Ways of reducing weight during
construction and fitout:
1. Smaller and narrower tyres, wheels and rims
2. Reduce the weight for the hydraulic disks and brake pad assembly
3. Manufacture the nose wheel assembly from stainless or chrome molley pipe
4. Centre control stick be made of stainless or chrome molley pipe
5. Construct bucket seat shells from carbon fiber or fiberglass with minimum
upholstery
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6. Engine Options |
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| Aircraft Engines | Jabiru | |||||||||||
| 2200 | 3300 |
912 A |
912 ULS2 |
912 S |
914 UL-2 |
Sub4 |
1800 |
2000 |
F30 |
F30-S |
F30-ES |
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| HP | 80 | 120 | 83 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 115 | 80 | 100 | 85 | 100 | 110 |
| RPM | 3300 | 3300 | 5500 | 5500 | 5500 | 5500 | 5500 | 4000 | 4000 | 5500 | 6200 | 6200 |
| Dry Weight Kg. | 60 | 81 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 92 | 84 | 92 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Oil Capacity Litres | 2.3 | 3.75 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
* as advertised by the manufacturer on their website with standard options and should be used as a guide only.