Em, It would be great if we, the builders, weighed the assemblies of our planes during construction and published the results. I'm building a Kadet Senior (rather bashing) and should be able to tell you how much the fuse (including controls), wing assembly (including hinges), tail feathers (including hinges), power train (motor, spinner, prop, mount, tank), electronics (battery, servos, receiver), and landing gear. Cover? Covering don't weigh any thing!!! Yea, right. Then we could compare our end results. My Hog Bipe will have a Super Tigre G90 (27 oz w/ muffler) and SIG Smith Mini cowl. A Saito 72 plane with balsa/ply cowl cheeks has a 9.2 oz advantage on the engine alone from the get go. If we bust up the details into some basic assemblies we can then spot the component selection that resulted in a 7 1/2 lb. plane vs. those of a 8 1/2 lb. plane.

But geez - that sounds like some kind of standard - yuk - don't want to go there unless it helps other builders make informed decisions. [8D]

At the end of the day - does it put a smile on your face when you take her to the field and fly her?

btw - I, for one, would participate in publishing assembly weights for my SIG Kadet Senior, SIG Somethin' Extra and SIG Hog Bipe. I may still have the information for my SIG 4Star60 (see a pattern here? - I like SIG kits - but, hey - I'm just a rookie).