PL Prod Lazulite CG

[jim ivey]

Heck I knew someone knew the answer to that question.
How's the flying in AZ?

Jim Ivey


jivey61 at msn.com





>From: "Troy Newman" <troy_newman at msn.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: Re: PL Prod Lazulite CG
>Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:03:59 -0700
>
>Jim, the 20mm behind the axis of the key is correct.
>
>And that makes sense. The newer Smaragd kits had the wing tube moved in the 
>foam wing...back about 20mm and the original CG setup on that wing was 
>40-45mm behind the wing tube center. So you are in the same range.
>
>My current Smaragd is about 30-35mm behind the center of the tube on the 
>older wing tube location...so on the new wing tube location I'm at 15mm 
>behind tube center.....This is the same spot physically on the wing.
>
>TN
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:54 AM
>   Subject: PL Prod Lazulite CG
>
>
>   Hi All,
>
>   If someone knows the CG location of the PL Prod Lazulite, I would like 
>to know it.  I tried to use a translator to decipher the instruction set.  
>However, if I'm correct, the French word for "wing-tube" (Cle') is 
>translated to English as "Key."  Thus, the CG would be 20 mm aft of the 
>"Axis of the Key."  The other CG reference seems to be from the wing 
>Leading Edge as 190 MM.  However, the translation is "behind attack edge."  
>Either way, the 20 mm behind the center of the wing tube, or 190 from the 
>LE of the wing seam to be close (due to sanding, they do differ a little 
>with the 20 mm measurement resulting in a slightly more aft CG location.).
>
>
>
>   Of course, a simple diagram with any of these numbers would have solved 
>the problem.  However, the only reference to "centre de gravite" is on a 
>picture (taken from an angle) showing the stab/wing aligned with masking 
>tape from the stab tips to the wing tips.  There are no "CG" mark locations 
>on any of the photos.  *Note:  "centre de gravite" translates directly to 
>"center of seriousness."
>
>
>
>   Thanks!!
>
>   Jim W.
>
>
>
>

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