Terry,
1250 Sounds good to me! As you can se I'd been thinking 1100. I've been
trying to figure being able to put a couple of 200 pounders in there
with fuel so I figured I'd need to have a useful load of 550+ with fuel.
I suspect that I'd not need that other 200 lb seat most of the time, but
I wanted to be able to, if I wanted too,
What is your empty weight and how much stuff do you have (radios,
Vacuum, AH DG. +++) Are their any special considerations about the 1250
Gross that happen because of canard type?, Horsepower? Any thing else
I've not seen.

It looks like I need to find a primer on W&B. Having dealt with
certificated AC the Gross was always a given and derived by Voodoo.

Appreciate your help,

Woody

Woody,

if you want a hand with the weight and balance understanding I will be happy to help. It is not hard.
It is probably not of interest to everyone so off line is fine.

John

Woody,
I wouldn't even think of increasing the gross weight on a Q-2. Ask Jon
Finley how it feels to only be able to get the bird to 5000' and try to fly
west from the central USA. However, the LS-1 canard coupled with the O-200
on the Q-200 is very a capable machine. We have flown with them with two
220# guys on hot days at Ottawa without problems...regularly. My Q-200's
empty weight is 683# (with 5 qts oil and unusable fuel). I should be
producing a little over 100hp at sea level because I have high compression
pistons. During my tests, I have been seeing climb rates (from a 6000 ft
elevation airport) in the 1000 to 1100 fpm range with a take-off weight of
about 1000# (CG @ 70%). ~T~

Terry,
Thanks for the reply. I was referring specifically to the Q-200! I would
be generally be operating in the flatlands, but then you have those hot
days! I'm trying to close a deal on selling my Cherokee at the moment
and I hope there is a Q-200 in my future. The thing is I like radios and
gadgets!

Regards

Woody

The Q will cure you of that! We have the "Need for Speed". ~T~