Interesting thread. Mary and I returned from Sun-N-Fun, today with a
loaded plane. N55XS was listed at 1450 lbs gross, when our AW cert. was
issued and I can guarantee that we were at that weight for this trip.
Yes, T.O. roll was increased, and climb was somewhat slower, but she
performed like a real trooper. I also noticed that fuel consumption was
up about .3 gph. Nothing major, but noticable. All in all, a great
trip with a very reliable airplane. 13.7 hours in all and it was great
to spend some time with Andy and John and several Europa drivers.
Jeff - N55XS
164 hours and still grinnin'
Ken Hill wrote:
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>I have a trigear/ 914/ Rospeller constant speed prop/ short wing that is
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with a MTOW of 1450lbs. I selected this weight after talking with Andy about
the tests they ran at this weight. I do not notice any unusual behavior.
Obviously the T.O. roll is longer, the climb is decreased and you have to
observe
other precautions.
> I have not tested it at MTOW with a CG of over 61.5 as I can't legally force
it beyond that #.
>As a former C-130 pilot I agree with Rons comments. Many years ago the C130's
had a MTOW of 150,000lbs. and a war time MTOW of 175,000lbs. Yes, you had to
take more precautions but the only real issue I remember was fatigue on the
airframe.
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>Read this topic online here:
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>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=27178#27178
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