RE: Hostetler Extra 300XS 27%, 33% or 40%
I received the plans and most of this plane is balsa. The only ply in it is the firewall, landing gear plates, and a couple of reinforcement pieces. It should come out very light. I'm not going to the trouble of lightening it up, as it should be light as it is. Wendell claims it'll come out at 12.5 lbs with voltage. I'm running gas, maybe a S-220 or S-180 depending on it's rolling weight.
If anyone's interested, I can post pictures of the build. I have the fuse skeleton built and am working on the build up to skin the front half.
MPB