Chris,
As you will probably recall, the CG of most aircraft is normally located
fairly close to the 1/4 chord of the wing. In this one, the tank is between
the pilot's feet and the rear of the cowling, which places it above the 1/4
chord, an ideal location for a varying load.
The float plane version of this a/c also carries firefighting liquid in the
floats. It is referred to as the Fire Boss.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: An Unusual Airplane
> 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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