I’m still progressing with my 1/7th scale radio controlled turbine powered Buccaneer project, and I’m looking for info on where the full-scale c.g. was located, in order to double check a calculated c.g. position and help with laying out all the installed equipment.
If anyone has the section out of the maintenance manuals that they could scan, I would be most appreciative.
Many thanks
Paul
By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd November 2018 at 16:40
Hi Paul,
Yes I should have that, the section in the AP I screen shot that image from had a lot of data sheets regarding bombload, stores locations etc.
It definetly has the graph for quick reference limits too (not its proper name I know).
Give a tick and i’ll search them out and post them.
Chris
By: bazv - 22nd November 2018 at 15:57
Yes as you surmise – the datum point is not necessarily the actual CofG,it is merely a fixed position to measure from/to.
The actual CofG would vary during flight and also with different fuel/weapons loads.
And of course each individual a/c has a slightly different airframe weight and CofG posn
By: jsf-tc - 22nd November 2018 at 14:22
Spanner Monkey,
Many thanks – that helps.
Do you have the section detailing when they weigh the entire aircraft where the allowable c.g. range was? I just highly doubt that it was exactly at the datum point. If there is a plot showing how the c.g. moved with fuel burn that would be fantastic too.
Thanks
Paul
By: pogno - 21st November 2018 at 09:07
Or the mid point of the weapons bay. Just a guess.
Richard
By: KurtB - 21st November 2018 at 05:49
As a rule of thumb Paul, would it not be just ahead of the main landing gear when the aircraft is rotated to a take off attitude? In that, given that during rotation it simply doesn’t want to tail sit and maintains good stab/elevator authority during rotation?
I realise this doesn’t help with your specific enquiry, so my apologies for that. Do you have any pictures of your progress to date?
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November 21, 2018 at 1:28 am