Weight and balance numbers

[Raymo]

Belle avion!!!

(Hopefully Google translator worked correctly)

[engineerorange]

RV7-A Slider
O-360 Carb
Sensinich Aluminum prop
Full Paint, Leather Seats, no other interior
Nose Job 2

Left Main 399#
Right Main 400#
Nose 265#

Empty Weight 1064lb@80.536"

[Robb]

RV7 IO360 Sam James Plenum Injected leather seats no side panels
painted tilt up oil no fuel IFR 1093 lbs

[BillL]

RV7
Tip Up
No Paint
SJ Cowl
IO360 M1B
CS Composite Hartzell
1/2 Raven
Oil Accumulator
OA Seats, Abby Leather w/heat
Classic aero - carpets side panels
Fire extinguisher

1139 lbs
MainR 538
MainL 535
TW 66

She is a little heavy, but I am not.

[cropdusterdave]

RV7
Tip up
no paint
O-320 160 HP
Fixed pitch
classic aero seats and full carpet
lt main 472
rt main 474
tw 68

1014 lbs

[Jpm757]

RV-7 Slider
Lycoming IO-360-M1B
MT Constant Speed Prop
AFS 5600 Quick Panel with Dual ADAHRS
Manual Flaps and Trim
Full Classic Aero interior with heated seats
Rocket link tailwheel steering arm
Oversized 380x150 Tires
Exterior a mix of paint and vinyl

Left Main 500.8
Right Main 507.5
Tailwheel 72.8
Empty Weight 1081.1
Useful Load 718.9
CG 80.62


This is a great thread for anybody in the building/planning stage of a 7. If you are building a taildragger, I would recommend keeping everything mounted as far forward as possible especially if you are going with a light prop. It seems the 7 was designed around a heavier engine and heavier prop. Once you start adding people and baggage, the CG can move aft quickly, especially if you have a composite prop, even if it is a Constant Speed. Without the weight on the nose you can end up with a limited baggage capacity if you don't plan accordingly.