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Hmmm, so you can spin a Rebel on floats and live. Good to know...

Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne G. O'Shea
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 8:28 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Rebel - Should you move your firewall back
3

Typical FULL loading usage on mine going up to the lake (44 gallons fuel,
me, flight bag, clothes, couple of 5 gallon cans in back to top for
coming
back home, tools, misc construction material, etc), on 1800 amphibs, puts
the operating C of G @ ~17" for a nice effortless/trimless cruise. Light
Warp drive prop, lightweight starter and O-320 Lyco on original firewall
positon. I did put my battery down the tailcone to be sure prior to the
float install...but I shouldn't have bothered as it would have been just
fine left on the firewall and when flying light a gallon of water in each
back float compartment would have fixed the nose heavy issue for me.

I also know it will recover from a spin...first I ever did with it in 10
years.....had to cork screw down thru a "hole" in August!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Klatt" <Walter.Klatt@shaw.ca>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:55 PM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Rebel - Should you move your firewall back
3

When on amphibs, and even with the firewall cut back, hard to get much
more
than 13 c of g at 1730. But if you were to load it to 2000 (not saying
that
anyone does), that would also allow for some baggage, getting the c of
g
back to past 16, which is still well within the c of g. Again, that is
with
my 10.7 c of g empty amphib 0320 Rebel.

Best to use an excel spreadsheet to play around with different weights.

I like the idea of saving 80 pounds of wing lift by moving the c of g
back,
and also reducing/reversing the tail stress at the same time. Of
course,
that doesn't mean that the extra weight is free. Gross weight is still
gross
weight.

Walter

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