Max flying Weight
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Jeff Sellars
Can someone help shed some light on this question?
How heavy can a Q-2 fly with the LS-1 wing? I have heard 1100 gross, but has anyone gone over that? How much over? Is the quickie like many other planes, where as you would just keep your speeds a little higher and let's say another 100 lbs would be ok? I ask because I weight 250 and most of my friends are around the same weight. My plane is 665 Empty. I have a revmaster 2100 stock. |
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So two 250lb guys can fit in? Going to be a tight fit. I think one danger is the canard stress in a hard landing or taxiing and hit a bump. The canard sees the equivalent of 4Gs when sitting in the ground. A bump on taxi could double that. Load a Cessna to gross and lift it by the wing tips. You will break the wing. Mike Dwyer Q200 My YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/ddljYZ On Mar 26, 2014 7:58 AM, <kitfoxjeff@...> wrote:
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Jerry Marstall
Having flown the Tri-Q2 Revmaster 2100
for 300 hours, I would not dream of taking two 250lb'ers (assuming
you can both get into it). I don't know what density altitudes
you see where you are, but it had better be near sea level. The
Revmaster may be fine for small people, undergross weight. I now
have a Tri-Q200 with a pumped up O-200 with another 300 hrs and I
am still not comfortable at gross weight. If you are going to
pursue this, (hopefully not) please get comfortable solo, then
load the right seat with 250lbs + of sand bags. Don't experiment
with your buddies. The ultimate solution is a different airplane
or fly it solo only. Also, heed Mike Dwyer's comment.
Jerry On 3/26/2014 8:45 AM, Mike Dwyer wrote:
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Go to Quickheads and get the W&B. I load to 1,200 lbs, but that can induce dimples in the upper surface. On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 6:58 AM, <kitfoxjeff@...> wrote:
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To be clear Jeff, I originally set a gross weight of 1320 lbs for N46JP and have flown my plane that way many times over the years. Yes I have a few dimples in the right side of the canard like Sam points out, but I suspect anyone flying a Q tail dragger on a regular basis will say the same. That is not to say you should do it as well, especially knowing nothing about Q planes.
Every pilot flying a Q has to know their plane intimately and its abilities. Slow down and take this new opportunity carefully. Many before you have come up short and the last thing you want to do is wreck your plane and spend the next few years repairing it or even worse, killing yourself. There is a wealth of information from pilots actually flying Q's on this list, take advantage of it. Telling us what you want to modify before knowing what you are talking about won't get many replies. Its all in the archives! Good luck with your project. Jim Patillo N46JP Q200+ |
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Jeff Sellars
Thanks you for you responses.
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Dave Dugas
Hi Jeff I hope I'm not too late answering this. I weigh 175, give or take, and I notice a difference when I have a passenger. My empty weight is 603 and I list my gross at 1100. With the Revmaster at gross weight, the climb rate decreases. I politely inform a potential passenger that my weight limit is 185 for passengers. You are asking a lot for 65 hp, and according to your post, fuel isn't factored in yet. I added 50 lbs at a time, and at 1100 lbs, I felt comfortable. Take it slow, and good luck. Dave D Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message --------
From kitfoxjeff@... Date: 03/26/2014 7:58 AM (GMT-05:00) To Q-LIST@... Subject [Q-LIST] Max flying Weight Can someone help shed some light on this question? How heavy can a Q-2 fly with the LS-1 wing? I have heard 1100 gross, but has anyone gone over that? How much over? Is the quickie like many other planes, where as you would just keep your speeds a little higher and let's say another 100 lbs would be ok? I ask because I weight 250 and most of my friends are around the same weight. My plane is 665 Empty. I have a revmaster 2100 stock.
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