When I took my plane apart for the redo, I must have found 5 to 8 lbs of dirt in the rear wing fillets and outher place that you cann't normaly get at. I don't want to tell you how much my little piggy weighs with all the mods I've done.ha,ha. Mark
--- In [email protected], "Hartmut Beil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can only agree with Lynn. > The two Ercoupes I personally removed all unnecessary items could only brought down to 920 lbs. > > One has to consider that the ERCOs numbers refer to a plane with a wooden prop and a basic set of instruments with no inspection covers. al the later changes do add weight to the basic figure. > > > Hartmut > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:53 AM > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Empty Weight 415D > > > Hey Tony: I have to disagree with John. Those weights he quoted would > only work for a plane that was not painted,no upholostery, and had > cloth wings. I have weighed several coupes, and with paint, metal > wings, upholstery, and gyros you will find that they will weigh from > 920 to 965 pounds. > I actually flew a C model that belonged to a guy in Lake Wales that had > worked hard on reducing the weight. By taking out all unnecessary > upholstery, > replacing the horse hair in the seats with lightweight foam, and having > the wings recovered with minimal material (no gyros or venturis) he was > able to get the actual empty weight down to around 830 pounds. > If the plane has been weighed in the last 10 years, you will find > it well over 900 pounds. > Lynn Nelsen > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Craparo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: e-tech <[email protected]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 4:30 pm > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Empty Weight 415D > > Depending upon what is in it... 820 to 850lbs. No fuel or oil... > > On 6/7/08, James Bilello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi All, > > What's the typical Empty Weight of a 415D? > > TonyB >
