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Cessna aft CG limitation - How come?
Interesting case study, plasgears. The 172 and 182 are different animals, of course, but share many of the same traits. There are lots of different 172's, but looking at the 1980 172N and the 1981 172P is instructive: The fuel arm is actually a little aft of the rear CG limit. This means...- skyete
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Cessna aft CG limitation - How come?
Aviat, thanks very much for your post. It's much appreciated, and the TCDS does confirm the change in limits. However, the reason for the change still seems to have more to do with stability and control (perhaps static margin?). The fuel arm for the 182Q is well within the envelope (at 46.5)...- skyete
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Cessna aft CG limitation - How come?
The C182Q has a maximum gross takeoff and landing weight of 2950 lb. When Cessna introduced the C182R (an identical airplane to the Q) in 1981, the MGTOW was increased by 150 lb to 3100 lb with no change to the max landing weight. At the same time, the aft CG limit was reduced by 2.5 inches...- skyete
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