BAGGAGE CARRYING CAPACITY

   The flight back from  Sun N'Fun 2002, Convention, is a good testimonial to the huge carrying capacity of the SP100. 

    When we packed all the marketing material that remained at the end of the show (it was land freight to the show) in N601SP generous 20 cu. ft. baggage area we actually wondered how well would the airplane fly.  We knew that  the load we stuffed in it, is way over the stated baggage carrying capacity of 75 lb.  We also wondered how stable will the Super Pulsar 100 fly as the fuel gets burnt off and the C.G shifts aft (Fuel tanks are in the wing's D- section).  

    The runways at the Lakeland airport are long.  We decided to feel the aircraft handling while flying over the runway and determine whether we climb or not.   We took off.  Controls felt good, the aircraft felt stable so we climbed out.  The aircraft continued a steady climb to 10,000 ft.      As we leveled off,  it was tail heavy and wanted to fly nose high.  Down trim took care of it and we continued our level flight.  We knew the C.G will shift aft as we burn fuel so we decided to land as soon as the aircraft will exhibit any kind of instability.  

    Four hours later we were still flying.  We burnt off some 24 gallons.  That is 144 lb. out of our balancing equation.  The Super Pulsar 100 felt very stable and safe through out the landing.  I knew right there that I have to weigh the load and calculate the C.G for the take off and landing for this flight as soon as we arrive to our hangar.  See photos below.

Let me present you with the amazing carrying capacity and flight safety of the Super Pulsar 100. 

The SP100 features a very large Baggage area. 

DIMENSIONS:  38”Wide x 27” Deep x  33” Height

VOLUME:         19 CUBIC FOOT

Weight :            up to75 lb.

To better demonstrate the enormous baggage carrying capacity of the Super Pulsar 100  and also how safe it is to fly,  we flew it back from Sun n’ Fun Convention 2002 loaded up as follows:

 Each of the Baggage items’ weight was measured on our electronic scale upon arrival at our facility.  Total baggage weight of  144 lb. 

                                         WEIGHT     STATION      MOMENT       C.G

Airplane Empty Weight :     840 lb          29.62       24880                   

Pilots:                                376 lb          48           18048

Full Fuel:                           168 lb          31.10        5224.8

Baggage:                           121 lb         70             8470

Baggage:                            23 lb         24               552     37.418"  

TAKE OFF GROSS WEIGHT:1,528 lb (128 lb over GW) 57174.8 

Fuel Burn During flight shifts the C.G aft.  With only 24 lb of fuel left upon landing.

                                              WEIGHT     STATION      MOMENT           C.G

Airplane Empty Weight :            840 lb        29.62          24880                   

Pilots:                                      376 lb        48              18048

Fuel:                                           24 lb        31.10            746.4

Baggage:                                  121 lb       70               8470

Baggage:                                   23 lb        24                552         38.07"       

LANDING WEIGHT:                      1,384 lb                            52696.4        

Super Pulsar Design C.G limits are:   31.5”  -  39.1”  

Take off and climb to 10,500 ft.  Level flight required some down trim.  Landing was a non event.  With 128 lb over gross weight,

Flying at the above configuration was part of our Flight test and demonstrated that the SP 100 is very stable and safe in extreme loading configurations, throughout the 2000 miles trip from Lakeland, FL to El Monte,  CA. 

NOTE: Flying your SP100 should be restricted to within the listed specifications of your kit!

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