Nic(at)skyhi.flyer.co.uk Guest
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:29 am Post subject: Build it light |
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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
Quote: | 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.
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Mickey Coggins
http://www.rv8.ch/
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