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Re: I'm Bored.

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PeteP wrote:
07 Jul 2017, 08:17
Pah! Obviously lightly loaded, Brian. Real Deux Ponts drivers fly at max all up weight and to hell with the terrain! :lol: :agree:

Incidentally, I found this delightful shot of a Deux Ponts at Heathrow in the 60s. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1003757

Ah, nostalgia. :thumbsup:

Pete
You've given me an idea, Pete. *-) Here's the weight & balance for the Deux-Ponts...

[weight_and_balance]

// ACM V2.5
max_gross_weight = 113557
empty_weight = 70657
reference_datum_position = 0, 0, 0
empty_weight_CG_position = 0, 0, 0
empty_weight_pitch_MOI = 2500000
empty_weight_roll_MOI = 1750000
empty_weight_yaw_MOI = 4750000
empty_weight_coupled_MOI = 0
CG_forward_limit = 0.000
CG_aft_limit = 1.000
max_number_of_stations = 5

station_load.0 = 2000.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 10 Crew & Bags
station_load.1 = 6240.000000, 30.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 28 Pax (33 max)
station_load.2 = 6240.000000, -30.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 28 Pax (33 max)
station_load.3 = 2600.000000, 15.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, Fwd Bags&Cargo
station_load.4 = 2500.000000, -15.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, Aft Bags&Cargo

If I reduce the weight of each station by 50% the old gal will really fly! I'll be able to blow through FL60 like it was wet toilet paper. :lol: Oh, and nice pic, too. B-)

Brian

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I think if I offloaded all the weight from the Bristol Freighter (of similar breed).. it'd still not bust through FL60 like it was toilet paper :lol: I'm sure I read a report from a Freighter pilot saying that during his time on the aircraft, he'd probably walked higher getting from the cargo deck to the flight deck than the aircraft had actually been :lol: The DP is from the same mould me thinks :lol:

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Re: I'm Bored.

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Altitude 6,013ft. Airspeed 114kts (and dropping quickly). Climbing at 1,500fpm (for the moment). No flaps. Just seconds away from a stall. :lol: This is after I reduced the weight of the paxs and cargo by 50%. Ok, not exactly wet toilet paper punching performance, but probably much more than Pete's unknown French pilot ever saw in his Deux-Ponts. :lol:

Brian

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