4,900 lb gross weight STC

[DrZGard]

Jack Riley was working on the 5,400 lb gross weight increase and I can only wonder what happened. Did his stroke bring it to an end or was there a hurdle the FAA put in place that was near impossible to overcome? Wouldn’t be the first time FAA politics put a stop or serious setback to something that would have been good for aviation ie Bill Lear’s Learfan, Beechcraft’s Starship, Darwin Conrad’s gross weight and pressurization increase for the Royal Turbine, etc.

[Jhogan0101]

Bill Crews (skymaster.com) worked with Jack. Im sure if you call him he’ll let you know. 864-583-5967
Also i know the O2 structure was much more beefy than the standard 337. Might be worth looking into an O2, Im sure Don @ commodore knows whats possible (405) 503-4686 .

[YankeeClipper]

Originally Posted by Jhogan0101

Bill Crews (skymaster.com) worked with Jack. Im sure if you call him he’ll let you know. 864-583-5967
Also i know the O2 structure was much more beefy than the standard 337. Might be worth looking into an O2, Im sure Don @ commodore knows whats possible (405) 503-4686 .

Apologies for going a little bit off topic, but I thought that the reinforcements on the Oscar deuce were solely attachment points for things like flares. In other words, I thought the wingspars were identical up until the late model pressurized variants. I'd be rather sad if I turned out to be wrong about that since my first purchase deal fell through, that being for an O2-B.

[hharney]

Originally Posted by DrZGard

Jack Riley was working on the 5,400 lb gross weight increase and I can only wonder what happened. Did his stroke bring it to an end or was there a hurdle the FAA put in place that was near impossible to overcome? Wouldn’t be the first time FAA politics put a stop or serious setback to something that would have been good for aviation ie Bill Lear’s Learfan, Beechcraft’s Starship, Darwin Conrad’s gross weight and pressurization increase for the Royal Turbine, etc.

The only Gross Weight Increase that I am aware of is Air Scan and they only did it on their planes. It was not available to the public. But I would be surprised if they might sell it as I don't think they are using the 337 anymore or are still in business. Although someone purchased a lot of inventory from Air Scan so they may have the STC. They had to do a drop test to prove the concept, very pricey.