Gents
A short note about the weight of the plane I will calculate in the future.
In my first post I did write that Ed probably didn’t use the Oldest Taurus on Earth in Africa.
ORIGINAL: Taurus Flyer
Gents,
Many of you do have read that I am reconstructing the Taurus that’s visible in the crate that was used by Ed during the trip to Africa in April 1962 together with the other standard Taurus.
On that moment already it was the “back up” for Ed, no equipment was in the fuse, no antenna.
Cees
On the picture of the crate we only see the antenna of the receiver in the TF Taurus on the left side.
I show you a fragment of the story in Africa I did read yesterday. See picture below.
So, in at least one situation, on an altitude of 5000 feet, Ed did use the light Taurus and total weight was 5 ¾ lbs.
So total weight was: 5 3/4 lbs = 2600 gram
I will use a fuel tank of 250 cc (8 oz) = 200 gram
So the empty weight of the plane has to be 2400 gram = 5 lbs 5 ounce (5,3 lbs)
Even if my plane is lighter I will use ballast (extra weight) to get the same weight and compare the way of flying.
Cees