Pietenpol-List: Re: Wire wheel weights
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:59 pm
Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
Douwe,I don't have the weights for the individual wheels but here is the rundown on NX18235:19 X 3.50 tires19" aluminum rims8 gauge, stainless steel spokes (40 per wheel)Hubs per Howard Henderson's plansAll steel, fittings and cables per original plansNo brakesTotal weight of landing gear is 60 poundsRundown on the entire airplane:Long fuselageA-652.7 oz. fabricAbsolute minimum instrumentation3 piece wingGalvanized steel fuel tank in center section (15 gal. cap.)Stainless steel firewallWalnut and maple propNo significant deviations from the plansEmpty weight came in at 621 lbs.Greg CardinalMinneapolis ----- Original Message -----
Douwe,I don't have the weights for the individual wheels but here is the rundown on NX18235:19 X 3.50 tires19" aluminum rims8 gauge, stainless steel spokes (40 per wheel)Hubs per Howard Henderson's plansAll steel, fittings and cables per original plansNo brakesTotal weight of landing gear is 60 poundsRundown on the entire airplane:Long fuselageA-652.7 oz. fabricAbsolute minimum instrumentation3 piece wingGalvanized steel fuel tank in center section (15 gal. cap.)Stainless steel firewallWalnut and maple propNo significant deviations from the plansEmpty weight came in at 621 lbs.Greg CardinalMinneapolis ----- Original Message -----