RE: Ultra RC 87" Yak Build and Fly
Ok just unpacked it and I am so pleased....and I am a picky SOB. Professionally packed is an understatement. The quality is almost a 10/10....the only thing is I need to make sure the tubes line up. Also need to check the hinges. So far it's a serious deal IMO. Lots of Dubro hardware, almost everything is included for servo arms, horns, etc. Even has a pull pull setup included. For the price, you can't beat this. My BME Edge was the same price and didn't have much of this stuff. All up weight out of box is 9 pounds, 4 oz. That's every thing out of plastic. Also with so much included the weight is deceiving. My BME Edge was 10 pounds out of the box and didn't include much of this stuff and it was 17 pounds 3 oz with a DA 50 and Slimline boat anchor.
I could see this ARF coming is at 16 pounds at the MOST. 15 1/2 to 15 3/4 is more likely. They were very honest and accurate with their claimed weight. The covering and cowling are awesome.
Fuse 3 #
R wing 1# 2.4 oz (includes aileron)
L wing 1# 2.2 oz (includes aileron)
Canopy 8.6 oz
Cowling 10.2 oz
Rudder 3.4 oz
L stab 3.8 oz (inc elev)
R stab 3.7 oz (inc elev)
Wing tube 3.6 oz
Stab tube 0.5 oz
Gear 9.4 oz
pants 3.7 oz (both)
wheels 4.1 oz
Tail wheel 1.5 oz
fuel tank 3.3 oz
misc hw 7.4 oz
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9 pounds 4 oz
Again, just adding 7 pounds to get the all up weight is not accurate. There's too much included in the kit to use that number. It's more like add 6 1/2 pounds to get the all up weight. Without wheel pants this thing could easily be 15 1/2 pounds (and stock DA muffler).