Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright
Pietenpol-List: fuselage+tail weight?
Re: Pietenpol-List: fuselage+tail weight?
Original Posted By: Irwin Fust
Jeff,I weighed my fuselage a while ago and just weighed the tail feathers.I believe the fuselage was about 75lbs completely bare - only woodThe tail feathers I just weighed areVS 1.4lbsRudder 1.9lbsElevator 1.8lbs (3.6 for both)HS 6.25lbsSo with no hardware or covering material that would total under 87lbs.Hope this helpsKirkOn Jan 2, 2006, at 7:52 PM, Jeff Boatright wrote:> >> Listers,>> Randy tells me that his steel fuselage and tail members weigh 110 > lbs. Does anyone know what the wooden equivalents weight?>> Thanks,>> Jeff> -- > Jeffrey H. Boatright, Ph.D.> Associate Professor> Department of Ophthalmology> Emory University School of Medicine> Atlanta, GA 30322> Editor-in-Chief> Molecular Vision> http://www.molvis.org/>>> www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List>>Kirk HuizengaCommunity Expertkirk.huizenga(at)moundsviewschools.org651.482.8203my views are not necessarily the view of my employer________________________________________________________________________________
Jeff,I weighed my fuselage a while ago and just weighed the tail feathers.I believe the fuselage was about 75lbs completely bare - only woodThe tail feathers I just weighed areVS 1.4lbsRudder 1.9lbsElevator 1.8lbs (3.6 for both)HS 6.25lbsSo with no hardware or covering material that would total under 87lbs.Hope this helpsKirkOn Jan 2, 2006, at 7:52 PM, Jeff Boatright wrote:> >> Listers,>> Randy tells me that his steel fuselage and tail members weigh 110 > lbs. Does anyone know what the wooden equivalents weight?>> Thanks,>> Jeff> -- > Jeffrey H. Boatright, Ph.D.> Associate Professor> Department of Ophthalmology> Emory University School of Medicine> Atlanta, GA 30322> Editor-in-Chief> Molecular Vision> http://www.molvis.org/>>> www.matronics.com/Navigator?Pietenpol-List>>Kirk HuizengaCommunity Expertkirk.huizenga(at)moundsviewschools.org651.482.8203my views are not necessarily the view of my employer________________________________________________________________________________