Original Posted By: Richard DeCosta
Mike C wrote:I extended the motor mount 1" longer than the plans show and moved thewingback 4" aft of being vertical to keep the CG in the acceptable ranges. This iswith the short 'Improved 1933 Air Camper' fuselage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= Here's what I did when I converted from the Ford to a 0-200. I knew the weights of both engines & their CG's. The 0-200 numbers Iobtained from the continental book. I weighed the Ford engine. Its CG islocated at the oil pump, I made a phantom weight & balance for the 0-200 using some of thenumbers from the Ford installation. Using these as a reference I movedthe CG of the 0-200 11 inches foward of the Ford engine. I moved thewing back 11.5 inches.It worked ( lucky ).My actual CG is 14.5 inches.Mike B ( Piet N687MB )PS: hope I didn.t confuse everyone. It sure did me when I was working onit.Mike C wrote: I extended the motor mount1longer than the plans show and moved the wingback 4 aft ofbeingvertical to keep the CG in the acceptable ranges. This iswiththeshort 'Improved 1933 Air Camper' fuselage. -----color#000000>---------------------------------------------------------=-------------------------------------------------Here's what I did when I converted fromthe Fordto a 0-200.I knew the weights of both engines theirCG's. The 0-200 numbers I obtained from the continental book. I weighedthe Fordengine. Its CG is located at the oil pump,I made a phantom weight balancefor the0-200 using some of the numbers from the Ford installation. Using theseas areference I moved the CG of the 0-200 11 inches foward of the Fordengine. Imoved the wing back 11.5 inches.It worked ( lucky ).My actual CG is 14.5inches.Mike B ( Piet N687MB )PS: hope I didn.t confuse everyone. It sure did me when I wasworking onit.________________________________________________________________________________