9.6 lbs. WOW. My tripe was one of the first production kits and all of the ply is in the cabin floor and firewall. All of the tail planes were made up by sandwiching 1/8 th balsa cutout sheet between 1/16 skin. Mine is covered with Sig koverall and painted with rustoleum enamel. I have not weighed it but it cant' be more than 7.5 lbs without fuel. I flew a 135 hp Tri pacer with 4 on board and your ship comes close to scale in that regard. WIth full flaps it would beat a brick to the ground. Stay in touch regarding the cowl, I still need one.