---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 07/06/06: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:29 AM - Build it light (Nic) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:29:33 AM PST US From: "Nic" Subject: RV8-List: Build it light --> RV8-List message posted by: "Nic" 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/