Bigfoot 10.4--where's the beef?
So put the camper on scales today, been wondering what the weights were and a few others are probably also. I imagine bigfoot is too. The tag on the back of the camper says 3220 with propane, ...
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3 tons wrote:
The formula I provided here is the verbatim method the Army uses, and is what the USAF teaches where the (static) COG must be calculated for each single item positioned (or stationed per fuselage reference datum line) on the aircraft’s cargo floor.
3 tons
To calculate the CG you must pick a reference, but any reference will do as well as another. The answer (if done correctly) will be the same. Whether the moments are calculated about the front edge, the box bumpers, the rear bumper, or any place in between.
My Bigfoot 10.4 sales order says 3209, placard on back similar, closet sticker 3506. Weighed ready to travel 4390. In fact I have owned 3 Bigfeet, and all of them were over the placard weight by 300 - 500 lbs. The CG on my 10.4 is somewhat further forward than that, probably because I have no genset and have moved the batteries to the very front of the box. I get about 100 lbs more on the front axle when I load the camper.
