Ken
As I wrote my post I wondered about that, the G tolerances required for darting
about fields.
Yes, I can see that C of G is a major consideration, but you would have thought
that a tank forward of the wings would be a problem in that respect.
But I am sure that someone has thought it all through, a long time ago :-)
Chris
On 20 Nov 2011, at 13:19, Ken Norton wrote:
> Chris, the plus/minus ratings might surprise you. If this is derived from
> an agriplane, the specs are probably pretty stout.
>
> oh, one reason for the long nose is that the storage tank for the sprayer
> is located forward of the pilot. The airplane is designed to minimize CG
> shift and to maximize human survivability when they crash. Even the piston
> powered agriplanes are now designed this way and many have water cooled
> engines which gives a similar profile.
>
> AG
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