simple method to finding the center of gravity of an engine

[Vas]

hello

Does anyone knows a simple method to find a center of gravity of an engine

[Vas]

hello

Does anyone knows a simple method to find a center of gravity of an engine

[jack]

hang it from three different points, figure out where the three lines intersect.

[osubeaver]

Yep. That's what we did. Very easy.

[ethanL007]

high speed video camera + a long spinning fall

[Cement Legs]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ethanL007:
high speed video camera + a long spinning fall <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

HAHAHHA LOL engineering at its finest. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Vas]

thank you

[Carlos Torres]

We used the three point method too, using 3 equal compresion springs and measuring the dx of the spring in each point for two different engine positions, we found the CG of the engine easily and very accurate