Kyle Communications Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Reg told me the lightest one he ever managed was 295 kg but that was 68 inch prop and small wheels no special bits and could have been a VG actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skee Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Reg told me the lightest one he ever managed was 295 kg but that was 68 inch prop and small wheels no special bits and could have been a VG actually was that with chute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 We have never weighed one with a chute. The lightest one I can remember helping him weigh was 297Kg. I don't think a VG is really much lighter than an S anyway. The airmaster prop is only about 9Kg heavier than standard, but a lot of that weight is a long way forward. Big wheels add 6Kg , that still leaves 4 or 5 Kg for servos and park brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Chutes are not common at all in australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Chutes are not common at all in australia Some people just put the straps in and never install the rocket, saves on weight that way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 some people try to be smart arses too got a spare 5 grand and I will put the chute in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinglion2000 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Mine weighed empty 305.5kg with Tundra tyres, long range tanks, full carpet, Xcom radio, GME UHF and supplied instruments. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 some people try to be smart arses toogot a spare 5 grand and I will put the chute in What about a manually deployed chute? No dangerous goods, and you could use the wind whistling past to get the job done. Just finalising quotes for my shed, I understand about the spare 5G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 who are you going with on the shed?..also how big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I am going local with Tilmac agent in Inverell, it has to be under 200 sq m or I have to have a council approval, so 15 x 15 is out, I think I will go with 12 x 16 rather than 15 x 13 which was my other thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Mine is 15 x 18...as well as the hangar it will be workshop and machinery shed..gets the tractor out of the shed we are in now that way I can build a proper kitchen in it downstairs will pretty much be a big 2 bedroom house then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skee Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Mine weighed empty 305.5kg with Tundra tyres, long range tanks, full carpet, Xcom radio, GME UHF and supplied instruments. I wonder how the germans do? they are as strict as heck and they manage to put a Sav s within the weight limits. Such a gamble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 They lie like the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 You easily come to your weight if you are the only one in the plane otherwise a second person you wont have much fuel or they are a midget 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skee Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 You easily come to your weight if you are the only one in the plane otherwise a second person you wont have much fuel or they are a midget Thing is to have the right weight when my supervisor comes and weighs it and checks my CG, then it doesn't matter afterwards, no one has ever been rechecked in Sweden.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 What MTOW did they give you Dennis? 450 or 600 Kg. At 450Kg with 75Kg pilot and 75Kg pax, you would have to sit there and and make engine noises with your mouth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 he has 22.5kg extra on top because of the chute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I am interested in what a Savannah S "2" is different from a regular Savannah S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 where did you see the S 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 In Dennis' Header under Aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skee Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 where did you see the S 2? I am interested in what a Savannah S "2" is different from a regular Savannah S. Its new generation high-tec Savannah, new rudder, different engine, all glass panel with aoa and autopilot , , a fucked up plane that will never fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 a fucked up plane that will never fly. You can't keep a Savannah down, is it only being held back by European regulations? Or are the factory mucking you about with your firewall forward kit for the new engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skee Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 You can't keep a Savannah down, is it only being held back by European regulations? Or are the factory mucking you about with your firewall forward kit for the new engine? It's the British fault, they thought 1000(450kg) pounds was perfect. Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 But they wouldn't know, they can't even beat the Aussies at cricket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 It's the British fault, they thought 1000(450kg) pounds was perfect. Ha. No paint and no carpet for you then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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