Oh no. I was so super stoked that you'd got to the airport and were the close to first flight, but like the rest of your build, I admire how you react so quickly to a set back. You'll be aloft soon.
I’m building my tail section from minimax. Seems like this would be less challenging than moving the engine forward (controls,moving mounts, hoses etc.) Good Luck the plane really looks great.
Now you get it to the hangar and all together, ... you can sit in it and make flying sounds! YeeeeeOwwwwwmmm! Uh uh uh uh uh uh! Curse you RED BARON! 😱😁😝🤪🤣👍👍🇺🇲
It looks like someone had shelves or something screwed to the walls. Fortunately we don’t see rain very often around here, just over 6” a year. Florida can get that in a few days😀
Looks great in the hangar! Could you bolt some lead to the firewall to move the CG forward, or would that be too much weight penalty at that moment arm position?
You likely wont gain much forward weight of the CG by miving the engine a few inches. Youre likely better to add a bit of weight to the front or counter it by adjusting the horizontal stabilizer. Id try a few bunny hops down the runway before id do anything else.
Looks beautiful Dennis, with those plates you need to add, would you use Angle Iron so you have some vertical tension to stop it potentially flexing & causing other issues with the thrust line etc? Is it not possible/practical to add a weight plate that connects the two front engine mount pieces together? Kind of like the weight plates the front wheel drive drag cars use (They also make bolt on Lead weights for weight bias balance) I can envision making a lower front cowling that follows the underside curve of the nose. wish I could draw a picture on here to explain the way I'm thinking ha ha. Working in Beautiful remote Yorke Peninsula this week, the days are getting longer & warmer slowly. Thanks for another great video & the Aviation Community is awesome! Cheers, Leo. (Man that was a lot of typing ha ha)
Lots of typing on the phone is challenging! I always enjoy your typing. I had quite a day today, got the fuel system all connected, and I got the ailerons set. Then I decided to run another test of the W&B. I believe what happened was the tail support I was using before allowed the tail to drop when I got in the plane so it wasn’t level anymore and was adding weight to the tailwheel. I ran two tests today after getting some cinder blocks to support the tail and they both came out perfectly within limits. I still have a scale issue because when I would get out of the plane the main wheel scales would return to a higher number then before they were loaded. They’re older mechanical scales. I’m getting some digital ones tomorrow so I can verify the results from today. The good news is that the tail weight was consistent at 47 lbs. It was 60 the other day. Keeping it level with me in the plan was the key. Hopefully the new scales will show that everything is as it should be, perfect.
@DTMinimax Alright, you beat me with that reply ha ha! Thats sounds like it might be great news then Dennis! I didn't think to ask how you actually scaled it! Good pickup & hopefully it does come out alright!
Dennis. I'm on board with the other commenters who suggest using some ballast weight (what would it take, by your calculations?) at "Station O."? Or add wt to the engine. Would be a hell-of-a-lot easier fix. Probably won't be a great loss of speed,. However, you might be at the top end of your gross weight, and not have full fuel. Is 6lbs per gallon as I recall. But you are not a heavy person. You might be able to pull off this ballast wt thing. For comparison, my EROS' empty weight was 396lbs. Can't recall exactly, but my CG was at the optimum % of my MAC. I had a 503 installed. For the hell of it, I'd use the additional weight, but easily removed , - calc the CG again, then "go fly" and see what "flight numbers" you get. It would be a shame to go through all of that additional work of moving the engine and then find out your "flight numbers" are not much different than with the ballast. Your plane looks super nice. Congratulations. N6395T p.s. Oh, back when, I did help a friend of mine on his "P51-51." He had added so many bells and whistles, that we would have had to move his engine forward 8 inches! All of the cowlings were done, etc. It never flew.
Hey Michael! Thanks so much and We m glad to see you’re doing well. It looks like I had some errors the other day and am in good shape now. I’m gonna confirm it with better scales and report the results
@@DTMinimax Dennis, that's super good news. The Minimax, as you know, has a great amount of "CG movement." You are a master at figuring out how to fix problems, so I'm sure you have this under control. Great job - your plane is perfect.
Are you going to build up the wood at the front end to make it match the plate for looks and then there are those cut out as well. A big chunk of work so sorry for you but as the saying goes a plane with a forward CofG flys baddly one with a rear CofG flies once.
So true! I believe I found the error. The tail must have been dropping when I got in the plane, putting it in a no longer level situation. I got some cinder blocks today and my numbers were perfect! I still need to confirm it with some better scales. Mine kept showing as much as 5lb difference on the main wheels every time I did it today. Fortunately the TW stayed the same every time. 15lbs lighter than the other day.
Dennis , when you added the inspection panel under the tail , how did you glue the ring and what glue did you use that worked on top of existing paint ? RiP
Smart move addressing W&B. You are a consummate professional.
Thanks Edmond, I believe I have it figured out. Read what I wrote on Brushitoff’s post.
Oh man! Hope it works out!
Oh no. I was so super stoked that you'd got to the airport and were the close to first flight, but like the rest of your build, I admire how you react so quickly to a set back. You'll be aloft soon.
Thanks so much Jed!
Very exciting. It looks great. It sounds like you have a good plan forward too. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💛
Hey Suz What!!! Long time! I sure hope you’re doing well.
Looks like I may have it all figured out!
Peace and Love for sure!
I’m building my tail section from minimax. Seems like this would be less challenging than moving the engine forward (controls,moving mounts, hoses etc.) Good Luck the plane really looks great.
I agree with you Michael. It looks like I may be good after all. Read what I wrote on Brushitoff,s post
Rather then using plate, can you use angle? The strength would be substantially higher. Looks great setting in a hanger😀
Bummer about the CG. You'll get it. Looking great.
Thanks so much David!
Bummer about thr CG, but very exciting steps! She's in her new nest!
I’m loving it!
Now you get it to the hangar and all together, ... you can sit in it and make flying sounds! YeeeeeOwwwwwmmm! Uh uh uh uh uh uh! Curse you RED BARON! 😱😁😝🤪🤣👍👍🇺🇲
For sure! Hopefully we’ll be cranking it up soon!
Finally a new plane in it's hangar. Are those bullet holes in the hangar walls or just ventilation?
It looks like someone had shelves or something screwed to the walls. Fortunately we don’t see rain very often around here, just over 6” a year. Florida can get that in a few days😀
Looks great in the hangar! Could you bolt some lead to the firewall to move the CG forward, or would that be too much weight penalty at that moment arm position?
I’m gonna add the weight of the steel plates but just adding weight would be a lot more than that
You likely wont gain much forward weight of the CG by miving the engine a few inches. Youre likely better to add a bit of weight to the front or counter it by adjusting the horizontal stabilizer. Id try a few bunny hops down the runway before id do anything else.
Thanks so much for the suggestion!
Your comment led me to do the W&B all over again
@@DTMinimaxI am so glad it worked out for you. That has to be a huge relief.
Put your battery in the nose, get a sealed lead acid battery.
Looks beautiful Dennis, with those plates you need to add, would you use Angle Iron so you have some vertical tension to stop it potentially flexing & causing other issues with the thrust line etc?
Is it not possible/practical to add a weight plate that connects the two front engine mount pieces together?
Kind of like the weight plates the front wheel drive drag cars use (They also make bolt on Lead weights for weight bias balance) I can envision making a lower front cowling that follows the underside curve of the nose. wish I could draw a picture on here to explain the way I'm thinking ha ha. Working in Beautiful remote Yorke Peninsula this week, the days are getting longer & warmer slowly. Thanks for another great video & the Aviation Community is awesome! Cheers, Leo. (Man that was a lot of typing ha ha)
Lots of typing on the phone is challenging! I always enjoy your typing.
I had quite a day today, got the fuel system all connected, and I got the ailerons set.
Then I decided to run another test of the W&B. I believe what happened was the tail support I was using before allowed the tail to drop when I got in the plane so it wasn’t level anymore and was adding weight to the tailwheel. I ran two tests today after getting some cinder blocks to support the tail and they both came out perfectly within limits. I still have a scale issue because when I would get out of the plane the main wheel scales would return to a higher number then before they were loaded. They’re older mechanical scales.
I’m getting some digital ones tomorrow so I can verify the results from today. The good news is that the tail weight was consistent at 47 lbs. It was 60 the other day. Keeping it level with me in the plan was the key. Hopefully the new scales will show that everything is as it should be, perfect.
@DTMinimax Alright, you beat me with that reply ha ha! Thats sounds like it might be great news then Dennis! I didn't think to ask how you actually scaled it! Good pickup & hopefully it does come out alright!
Great news! I had wondered about that possibility. We all knew you'd figure it out. Congrats!@@DTMinimax
Dennis. I'm on board with the other commenters who suggest using some ballast weight (what would it take, by your calculations?) at "Station O."? Or add wt to the engine. Would be a hell-of-a-lot easier fix. Probably won't be a great loss of speed,. However, you might be at the top end of your gross weight, and not have full fuel. Is 6lbs per gallon as I recall. But you are not a heavy person. You might be able to pull off this ballast wt thing.
For comparison, my EROS' empty weight was 396lbs. Can't recall exactly, but my CG was at the optimum % of my MAC. I had a 503 installed. For the hell of it, I'd use the additional weight, but easily removed , - calc the CG again, then "go fly" and see what "flight numbers" you get.
It would be a shame to go through all of that additional work of moving the engine and then find out your "flight numbers" are not much different than with the ballast. Your plane looks super nice. Congratulations. N6395T p.s.
Oh, back when, I did help a friend of mine on his "P51-51." He had added so many bells and whistles, that we would have had to move his engine forward 8 inches! All of the cowlings were done, etc. It never flew.
Hey Michael! Thanks so much and We m glad to see you’re doing well. It looks like I had some errors the other day and am in good shape now. I’m gonna confirm it with better scales and report the results
@@DTMinimax Dennis, that's super good news. The Minimax, as you know, has a great amount of "CG movement." You are a master at figuring out how to fix problems, so I'm sure you have this under control. Great job - your plane is perfect.
Are you going to build up the wood at the front end to make it match the plate for looks and then there are those cut out as well. A big chunk of work so sorry for you but as the saying goes a plane with a forward CofG flys baddly one with a rear CofG flies once.
So true!
I believe I found the error. The tail must have been dropping when I got in the plane, putting it in a no longer level situation. I got some cinder blocks today and my numbers were perfect!
I still need to confirm it with some better scales. Mine kept showing as much as 5lb difference on the main wheels every time I did it today. Fortunately the TW stayed the same every time. 15lbs lighter than the other day.
@@DTMinimax brilliant new, I really hope it all works out in limits for you.
Dennis , when you added the inspection panel under the tail , how did you glue the ring and what glue did you use that worked on top of existing paint ? RiP
Hey Robert!
I used Stewart Systems. It flies well to just about anything. I did rough up the paint just a little, didn’t want to sand too much
Never saw a T hanger like that. Is it 4 sided?
It is a stand alone hangar. It actually has a trailer hitch on it😀
It’s called a Porta port Hangar