Why not put a 2700cc corvair on there and live with the 700 lbs empty weight. I think 1200 lb gross is common for the corvair powered planes. That is what I am shooting for. Just one way to fix the problem.
Craig www.kr2seafury.com --- On Sat, 6/18/11, Prototype Mech <prototypem...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Prototype Mech <prototypem...@yahoo.com> > Subject: KR> Component weight. > To: kr...@mylist.net > Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011, 1:32 AM > A little Background, > Back in 2009, I bought a 1981 revmaster powered KR-2 with > 250hours on the clock that needed a little bit of fixing > up. The original weight in 1981 was 525 lbs. according to > the log book and W&B sheet of the era. When I got it > home, I found alot of things I didn't like and a lot of worn > parts like control-horns and hinges that needed to be > replaced. Long story short, 1 year later, I had every > system torn apart, inspected, and rebuilt using real > aircraft parts and weigh-saving techniques I also sanded > and repainted the plane. When I pulled out the W&B > scales, I was shocked when I saw 690lbs empty! How did my > plane gain over 150lbs!?! I swallowed my pride and have > flown it for about 30 hour. Its a nice airplane and > flies nice, but with myself and 17 gallons of gas, Im > already over gross weight. I'd like to reduce the weight > by replacing heavy components but I don't know what is a > normal weight or what to replace to get the most reduction. > I was wondering if anyone has taken accurate weight > measurements of parts during or after constructions to get a > baseline. > What I'm looking for is the weight of: > complete L wing: > complete R wing: > complete Canopy: > forward deck w/fuel tank: > turtle deck: > total empty weight: > > I know some of these parts are integral and can't be > weighed separately. But my goal is to start cutting off > parts and replacing them until I get it to a normal weight > around 550 lbs. > > My aircraft: > Complete left wing with 15 gallon fuel tank= 72 lbs > Complete right wing with 15 gallon fuel tank= 70 lbs > Complete flying fuselage minus wings= 548 lbs > Total flying empty weight=690 > > I dont want to rebuild my wings if it'll only save 15lbs, > but i would be worth it if I can save 50lbs. Thats what > I'm trying to determine. > > Cheers, > David Robins > N37686 > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
