ORIGINAL: vbortone
Matt,
I will weight mine (electric) to compare. It will be interesting. I need to start working on mine.
Vince
Vince,
Now that I have a projected total, I know I can build it under 5 kilos. I thought the projected total might have been around 12 1/2 - 13 # and there would have been no chance.
There are several places that weight can be shaved off that I see right off. The carbon tube is heavy (typical pattern tube weighs half as much); the stock landing gear is heavy (the gear I build is half the weight); ditto tail wheels assy and tank (this gas engine only needs a 12 oz tank not a 20). The canopy is about 25% the weight of the fuse, wow, surprising. Certainly can make a glass part that will save 100 grams, but that will be last resort.
My immediate objective is to get the crate flying
Matt