Sorry about the delay in getting back on here... had husband duties last night which meant going out to dinner with a friend that flew in from New York last night.

Matt K: The engine compartment is not finished (fuel proof) - but is easy enough to do with thinned epoxy.

Weights are as follows - please bear in mind this is a pre-production prototype and based on feedback to the factory in the next 3 weeks will effect the production version:

Fuselage (includes rudder and canopy) - 1290g
Upper wing - 605g
Lower wing - 630g
Stab and tubes - 210g
Left wing strut - 65g
Right wing strut - 75g
Center strut - 40g
Landing gear - 110g
Wheel pants - 40g
Assorted connectors/wheels/tailwheel etc. - 220g

Total is 3285g.

I weighed my 170 with header and it weighs 1000g. So I have about 715g for all the servos, fuel tank, pipe, switch, battery, etc. Based on my spreadsheet that I use I will end up being around 73g over but I suspect it will be around 125g or so over.

I think the wings are a little on the heavy side and can be slimmed down and the fuselage can definitely lose a lot more as well. The Element 170 ARF that is available now - the fuse weight is around 1182g so I definitely think they can get it down to that or less since this fuselage is not even close to the size of the Element 170 ARF.