Tony,

Nice info on the electric Partner. It is an interesting prospect for pattern.

The reason I chimed in is because I too will fly my PL Products Partner for the first time tomorrow. I also wanted to give you another data point as a weight comparison. Final ready to fly weight dry is 9 pounds, 13 ounces or 4445 grams. I am using a DZ 140 with ES muffler. Hyde ARA mount. Tank setup is a 16 oz tetra, and a 4 oz header tank. With a full tank then, it weighs just over 11 pounds, or 5.02 kg.

Covering weighs 6 oz. Paint weight is right at 5 oz. I color sanded, and added a final clear coat. Normally I get a lighter paint weight, but this is one big pattern plane, and I wanted a nice finish. I think that you can get 4 oz or less.

Radio setup is 9411s converted to nylon gears on ailerons and also in each stab half. 8411sa on rudder. 3421 Throttle. Nicad battery, 1400 mah.

I did not do anything special to keep this plane light, other than keep the glue weight down. I built it and set it up exactly the way PL builds them.

Regards,

David