I am hoping for a weight between 12 to 13 lbs., I am going to have to dig up the wing area. As for the kit, I will let you know soon. As for the flight characteristics it is a dream, flys like a pattern plane. The hardest part is trying to get it to stop flying, with the clean lines it just wants to go and go and go. I will post a couple of pictures of mine in the coming week, I am almost to the painting stage. Now if only I could make old man winter go away.