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Gyroscopic weight changes.

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Mike
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I see no mention of all the gryroscopic changing events for example as explained to me "vertical w&b" when people are making big changes like:

Getting a much lighter battery. Wow those Lyhtium batteries are light.

Putting on a much bigger engine.

Or getting a much lighter composite prop as compared to a metal or constant speed with losing the govenor way out there up front.

Or someone moving their battery up front near the firewall either on the floor or out on the front of the firewall in Pitts, Skybolt or similar as compared to behind the seat.

Or someone installing a smoke tank. I've seen one big smoke tank on a performers airplane between his feet.

So what are the right directions to move things when needed or desired to not adversley effect gyroscpic or vertical w&b?
 

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