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Subject: Re: Europa-List: bouyancy
From: Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:36:10

Graham,

My interest in investigating injecting foam forward of the spar was to 
create buoyancy to offset the engine weight...I'm ignorant of the 
relation of the spar location vis a vis the c.g.

Blissfully,

Fred

On Thursday, January 11, 2007, at 02:04 AM, Graham Singleton wrote:

> <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
>
> Fred
> as Neville suggests, there is probably enough foam in an XS to float 
> the engine. All you need to be sure is 2 cubic ft of blue foam, which 
> you could put in behind the wing spar.
> You could estimate the amount of PVC foam, (about 5 lbs/cu ft,?) from 
> the wetted area of the aircraft. It's 3mm thick. You know the weight, 
> 1370lbs.
> Graham



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