Nose Weight

[Dean Pappas]

Hi Steve,
Keeping in tune with your hazing: it's good to see that you have admitted your problem, now you can get help.

Seriously, It's good thinking to keep the noseweight as far forward as practical. In the spinner is not practical, and up to maybe an ounce or so is practical, right on the crankshaft with one of the Higley heavy prop washers.
In the spinner is a bad idea: heavier cast aluminum spinners have been known to throw themselves off the plane, and that can really ruin your day. The heavy nose ring isn't all that bad an idea, maybe from 1/4" brass sheet. Hey, It hacksaws and files nicely. Of course, Nat would make his from gold, but he's got money to burn. Replacing the fiberglass rod with cables will only get you about halfway there, based on a 1 ounce pushrod. 

What kind of engine mount do you have? This may have an effect on where you can bolt or glue the weight in.
later,


Dean Pappas
Sr. Design Engineer
Kodeos Communications
111 Corporate Blvd.
South Plainfield, N.J. 07080
(908) 222-7817 phone
(908) 222-2392 fax
d.pappas at kodeos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Steve Wiggin
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:01 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Nose Weight


    OK guys,  judging from all the snide remarks, I must have asked your 
collective Holinesses a stupid question. Since I have no components to 
easily move, and I'm not going to move the wing tube forward, I guess the 
only other thing to do is think about lightening the tail. I am using a DB 
fiberglass rod for elevator as called for in the plan and it seems a little 
heavy. Perhaps I should think about using pull-pull for elevator to lighten 
the tail and avoid the "crime" of adding nose weight. BTW, I don't have 
super light weight components elsewhere on the plane. This is to be an entry 
level airplane. I wonder what I should do about the "crime" of being new to 
pattern? 

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