WhatDoesItWeigh?

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05b00640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Steve Kiblinger, .. Builder of a Milholland Better Half 2 cylinder VW and Legal Eagle Ultralight Airplane</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Steve Kiblinger, .. 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We have tried to account for the 3.5 lb difference in the wings and don't have a clue... Parts count and dimensions match...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ailerons.........   8 lbs [2 ailerons @ 4 lbs each - cross coat of PolyBrush and taped, 1.5 cross coats of PolySpray]...</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Wing   Tips....   1 lb [Cross coat of Stits Epoxy Varnish and 3 cross coats of Stits PolyTone]</B></div> <div> <B>             </B></div> <div> <B>Fuel Tank...... 3.5 lbs [Holds 5.5 gallons all useable in level flight]</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Wing Struts... 6.25 lbs</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Empennage.. 6 lbs  [Prior to cover]</B></div> <div> <B>--------------------- 7 lbs  [ 2 very </B><I><B><U>light</U></B></I><B> coats of Stits Epoxy primer] </B></div> <div> <B>--------------------- 8.5 lbs [covered, one cross coat of Stits PolyBrush and taped]</B></div> <div> <B>--------------------- 11 lbs [ 2 light coats of primer, cross coat of PolyBrush and taped, 1.5 cross coats of PolySpray and 3 cross coats of PolyTone on fin and stabilizer]...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Engine........... 86 lbs </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Leburg EI...... 2.5 lbs  [ Dual ignition includes 2 Honda CBR 600 coils, spark plug wires, impulse disk and wiring harness]</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Battery.......... 7.2 lbs    [ Interstate PC-1270 5.8 lbs and a PC-1212 1.4 lbs for fully dual EI ignition - does not include case]</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Peery Prop... 2.5 lbs</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Inst. Panel.... 3.25 lbs  [Includes wiring harness and mechanical sensors]</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Seat Belts....  2.0 Lbs [Seat belt and Shoulder Harness modified to fit. Started with Aircraft Spruce & Specialities 13-00201 & 13-00701]</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Brakes..........            [Avid Mountain Bike manual disk if adaptation works]</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="31c26280.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our extra weight is in the coatings, tapes and fuel tank!!!...</B></div> <div> <B>If the instrument panel is detachable it counts as baggage!</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>