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amyvega2005(at)earthlink.
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 Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:07 am Post subject: NTSB preliminary report on XL crash in Yuba City, Californi |
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one interesting observation i see in the van vs. zenith is usefull load differences.. Vans for its' LSA certifitication looks like a beefier plane, and a little more complex build as well. definitely will not be a 400 assembly plane.
Juan
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planejim(at)bellsouth.net
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject: NTSB preliminary report on XL crash in Yuba City, Californi |
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Juan & Listers,
I looked at the RV-12 at Oshkosh. To me, it also looked more complicated and
maybe a tad heavier than Zeniths. We won't know about performace differences
for a while.
do not archive
Jim Hoak
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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject: NTSB preliminary report on XL crash in Yuba City, Californi |
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From: www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv-12int2.htm
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On October 18, we assembled the airplane and weighed it. There was lots of
interest in this, because we had a pool going in the office. Unfair
advantage to the engineers and their spreadsheets, I said, but plugged in
742 lbs as my best guess. I was delighted to find I was much too pessimistic
when it came in at 714 lbs. (Who won the pool? Silly you for asking! Van was
within one pound.) This is very good news, because the design gross weight
is the Light Sport Category mandated 1320 lbs. A 606 lb useful load with a
19 gallon (115 lb) fuel load gives the airplane 491 lbs for people and
baggage. Quite a useful number and about as good as any of our other 2-seat
airplanes.
<end quote>
But remember - this is a prototype in early flight testing.
-- Craig
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