Nose weight

[Joe Lachowski]

In proper military terms Depleted Uranium or DU for short<G>

>From: "Dean Pappas" <d.pappas at kodeos.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: RE: Nose weight
>Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:40:19 -0500
>
>That's it John!
>All the well-spent money for lightweight, beautifully machined, noserings 
>...
>We need Lead noserings. for the guys with real CG problems, spent Uranium.
>later,
>	Dean
>
>Dean Pappas
>Sr. Design Engineer
>Kodeos Communications
>111 Corporate Blvd.
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>d.pappas at kodeos.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
>[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of John Ferrell
>Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:11 AM
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: Re: Nose weight
>
>
>Make a mold from aluminum foil to go inside the fuselage around the nose
>ring.
>melt the required amount of lead in a can with a propane torch.
>Pour lead into mold
>Either glue or screw the weight in place.
>
>Channel locks work better than straight pliers to handle can.
>Lead may be trimmed with pocket knife.
>Silicon (bathtub caulk) is easy to use and remove, but has a 24 hour cure
>time.
>
>Has anyone put together the math to figure out how far from the cg how much
>weight is needed to move the cg how much?
>Knowns:
>     current cg
>     current airplane weight
>     weight to be added
>Find distance from current CG...
>Or from a reference point?
>
>John Ferrell
>http://DixieNC.US
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Wiggin" <swiggin682 at cox.net>
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:26 PM
>Subject: Nose weight
>
>
> >I have to add about 2 1/2 oz of weight to the nose of my pattern plane 
>for
> >static balance. Has anyone ever tried pouring molten lead into an 
>aluminum
> >spinner to get the weight as far forward as possible? I would probably 
>have
> >to epoxy the weight in place and balance the spinner/weight, and wonder 
>if
> >this would cause undue stress on the engine bearings. Any ideas would be
> >appreciated.
> > Steve
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