There is reference to a short nose and long nose version. What is the benefit of one over the other?
Primarily the addition of some baggage space behind the seat. Q: It is not clear what the difference is between your short nose and long nose versions (for a length increase of 1 foot there seems to be a 260 increase in empty weight, so there must be something I missed) These numbers reflect the actual weight numbers for Molt’s original short nosed prototype which had mechanical landing gear, a Limbach VW engine (63 hp) and minimal avionics and Pat Hart’s long nosed airplane which has hydraulic landing gear, a Continental O-200 engine (100 hp) and full avionics. Like the ads sometimes say “your actual weight may vary… ” Q: I would like to know the cockpit dimensions. The cockpit is 26 inches wide. The seat is highly reclined so that the actual height is somewhat misleading. A pilot 6’4″ can fit in reasonable comfort, however because the pilot is significantly forward of the c.g., once the pilot weight gets much above 240 lbs or so the aircraft begins to become too nose heavy and will
