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on 4/1/03 7:12 PM, Hartmut at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 850 Pounds for a 415-G ??? I doubt it. > > I just recently weighted my paintless (all polished metal except the belly and > the underside of the wings) and found it to be 920 pound heavy, tanks empty. > That plane has no gyros, except the T&B and standard instrumentation, plus > Nav/com and transponder. > With full tanks and two peole I am already over gross. > I wonder how much weight paint really adds. > > Hartmut N3330H The 415-G figures listed in a reproduced Sanders brochure for 1949 (Touch of Class, p. 252) show an "approximate" empty weight (new) of 838 lbs. This included 3.5 lbs. for aileron balance weights few still retain. If you have a metal prop, add 16 lbs. If you have metalized wings, your empty weight is increased 32-36 more lbs. Six ply tires weigh more than four ply, and premium tires end to weigh more than economy ones. Worst of all usually are recaps. A 35-amp battery, non-standard sound deadening and upholstery, thicker sidescreens and rear windows, older radios and transponders, antennas, landing and taxi lights, rotating beacons/etc., and accumulated interior oily dirt are common sources of "invisible" weight increases that can really add up. Some ELT units are much heavier than others, too. Compared to the above, modern gyros are well worth their (installed) weight. Regards, WRB ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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