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--> RV8-List message posted by: "Nic" <Nic@skyhi.flyer.co.uk>
Mickey,
Agreed, building light gives you improved response and handling. I also fly
paramotors and when I go to the US, I am amazed at the weight of the
machines that are flown, as a result most of them end up with wheels on,
then chrome then leather then ... handle like dogs !!
Light is good whatever you are flying, and I would like to reduce my 8 below
1100lbs but with MT c/s and inverted I can't really see where I can loose
the extra pounds. I have no lights, Dynon panel, & minimal interior.
I wont be building another 8, as it has been a disappointment in a number of
areas, but if I did, it would probably be 0-320 and three blade fixed, to
try and get it as light as possible.
Nic
> I think you would have to drill a lot of holes in the RV8 to
> get it as light as a 4! It's pretty amazing the difference
> in the size of the two. The 8 is a lot bigger, and if you put
> an engine in it, it will weigh more than a 4. I'd bet that
> an 8 with a 320 and nothing in the panel would weigh more
> than a 4. Just a lot more material there.
>
> --
> Mickey Coggins
> http://www.rv8.ch/
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