---------- > From: Daniel Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: your needs - Wgt & Bal > Date: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 10:57 AM > > David, > In the past several years, I have found that airplanes are like people and > have come to believe they gain at least one pound a year as they grow > older. This proves true with the Ercoupe too. Let's see, fifty years at > one pound a year . . . . . . plus, plus, plus, . . . . yeah, that comes out > closer to 850 or so now. Anyone out there disagree with this??? > Dan > > ---------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Percy Pwood Georgia Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: your needs - Wgt & Bal > > Date: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 9:22 AM > > > > I'm real curious. Do older coupes really weigh only 760 > > lbs? My Alon weighs 973 lbs. which I think is typical. The > > radios and additional instruments are under 15 lbs, there's > > the 5 lbs for a large baggage compartment. The canopy > > probably weighs about the same as the 'coupe's side windows > > plus tracks. Where's the extra 180 lbs? > > > > David > > N6359V > > > > Percy Pwood Georgia Wood wrote: > > > > > The 415C (older model) has 1260 pounds gross weight, with an air > > > plane that weighs (let's say - "Your milage may vary") 760. > >
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