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Old 01-12-2008 | 06:57 PM
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Bryce Watson
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Default RE: s/m 1/6 f16 in my hot little hands!
ORIGINAL: schroedm

Guys,

Mine is now ready! Looks great with the extra detailing. I am going to go and weigh all my ordinance as I would be surprised if it weighed any more than a few pounds.

Bryce, were yours carved from solid Oak?!?!?

Rgds,
mark

PS ALL my ordanance (painted/weathered and lacquered) and rails/sleds weigh 70oz or 4lb 6oz!!!!

Well Mark, thats about what all that stuff should weigh, however, my ordinance and pylons I borrowed from the prototype Tamjets 1/6 scale F-16. Everything might as well been made of oak as the 5 main pylons are solid wood filled and the missiles with the exception of the Sidewinders weighed just about a pound each (4lbs) 1/2 lb for each sidewinder (1) lb The two wing droptanks were just over a pound and a half each (so we'll round that to 3lbs) The center drop tank......when empty weighs......2lbs.....It holds 40 oz of smoke fluid. The four main pylons filled with wood weigh just under a pound each and the center drop tank pylon which is also filled with wood........1/2 pound......(roughly 4 pounds) The outer pylons under the wing are 1/4 pound each (they were'nt filled with wood) (so 1/2 pound). The wingtip missile rails......I believe before paint were only a few ounces each (they are the stock Skymaster ones you all have).

So I think we are right around 15 lbs now........that was before paint and now the addition of 9 BVM bomb drops.........I wanted to be able to drop everything if this thing flames out in a bad spot.......or any spot for that matter.

Now paint.........I think it was in the neighboorhood of just under a pound for everything. (Wing drop tanks also have 1/4 oz each of 50 brass screws lining the four fuel tank caps. (all small scale details add a small bit of weight here and there, next thing you know, we're talking oz's and lbs.

Fill that drop tank with 40 oz of smoke fluid (just over 2 lbs) and the weight on the scale is right around 17lbs for all of that stuff hanging.

I'm out working right now but have pictures of all the above on and off the scale, next time I'm in the northeast, I'll try to remember to download them...........I just never even considered explaining this till now as all that stuff was way out of what it should be because if was more for prototype design purposes, not production. I will say this...........I can drop any of that ordinance from just about any altitude and nothing will break..........its solid. And I remember two of those pylons being just about the same weight as one entire wing! This F-16 is definately built light and strong.

On the contrary.........when I built the missiles for the F-14..........I used model rocketry supplies and for that jet.........Two Droptanks, Four Phoenix Missiles, Two Sparrow Missiles and Two Sidewinders with custom made pylons which were made out of balsa block because I thought the fiberglass ones were too heavy.........all weighed in at "2 3/4" lbs. So I know exactly what you are saying about your current ordinance layout.

All of you guys have beautiful looking machines and as Tor and BlackCat have stated on here........are going to love them.

For those of you loading them up.........or any jet, just remember........it definately looks cool being ready to "bring the noise" or sitting out there on the runway, but after you push that power up always remember to have an out if you lose that blower because the jet will fly......and glide "if there is any" a lot differently that it does clean.

In the meantime, I look forward to checking back here every so often to see how happy you all are blasting around the sky, keeping the peace with your F-16's............don't forget the pictures and videos!

Have fun,

Bryce
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