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OK, Let's get out the books! The Type Certificate data sheet says a weight change of 36 Pounds! It also says to use the actual figures. So the figure I mentioned of about 40 pounds was pretty darn close. Jim N87349 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > Hi everyone. Comparing the weight of two different coupes does not say > much. actually it means nothing else that one coupe weights different > than the other. It does not give you a clue why. here is what I read > in the paperwork for my plane (N3330H) > > date : 3-4-54 > removed wings and wing fabric. primed internal surfaces. Covered wings > with 020 24st aluminum. ....see ...for wgt. and balance computations. > > Here we read: added wgt. metal cover --> 16 lb... > follows a complete weight and balance computation which I spare you > Guys. So it is 16 lb. if all is done according to the specs of the > STC. > > Unfortunately the description does not mention whether the weight > added is added to the standard weight for a rag wing or what. Or even > it is the total weight for the aluminum sheet needed to cover the > wings. In that case you'll subtract the difference for a standard > painted rag wing and you might be even even. > > English is sometime a weird fun language. > > Greetings Hartmut > > James Duffy wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before > > following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > A friend of mine had a coupe with metal covered wings years ago and > > his weighed approximately 40 pounds heavier than mine according to > > the > > > weight and balance paper work. Jim N87349 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before > > > following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s message of Tue, 20 Nov 2001 > > > 09:22:41 > > > > > -0600 > > > Content-Disposition: Inline > > > Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > > > MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) > > > > > > I have heard people say that there was about 15 lbs. diff. in > > > wt. > > > > > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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