Hello gentlemen,
I imagined measuring the power delivered by the engine using the weight variation between the engine off and the engine running measured on the two main wheels (taildragger).
I don't know how relevant the aerodynamic forces on the wings and empennage causing additional torques might be.
The symmetrical traction components should be similar on the two wheels but some difference is certainly produced by the slightly misaligned orientation of the engine with respect to the fuselage.
Has anyone done any measurements or ruled out this possibility?
Claudio
I imagined measuring the power delivered by the engine using the weight variation between the engine off and the engine running measured on the two main wheels (taildragger).
I don't know how relevant the aerodynamic forces on the wings and empennage causing additional torques might be.
The symmetrical traction components should be similar on the two wheels but some difference is certainly produced by the slightly misaligned orientation of the engine with respect to the fuselage.
Has anyone done any measurements or ruled out this possibility?
Claudio