So.......in the real world, for 95% of us, how much difference is there between an 1100# cub and a 1300# cub?
And NO......I don't mean 200#.
Sounds like you need to pick better customers. That guy is an idiot! Next it’ll be a clown car paint job and big tires I bet.For light weight stuff $600-$1000 a pound is about right after you get the easy stuff done, only option is to go to carbon fiber and titanium and it’s not cheap. Installed carbon fiber floor boards in the project in working on now and I think it’s about $800 difference over 1/4” Baltic birch and maybe saved 1lb ,1-1/2lb and the stuff is not fun to work with you’ll itch like crazy.
You’re telling me some azzhole from Texas or something like that.
My A model is legal at 1750# now..........it was legal at, I think, 2070# for Ag work. Feds must believe it's safer to haul more hazmat than camping gear.
I can tell you the difference between 900# cub and a 1100# is astronomical. Like with a capital A.
For light weight stuff, you gotta make real sacrifices - which also saves money - like leaving stuff off that you might like to have but really don't need. Like flaps (maybe), wing ribs (13 versus 18), alternators, starters, electrical systems, dual controls, gas tanks, instruments, extended baggage, cargo doors, float fittings, paint, metal belly, cargo pods, swing out engine mounts, square wing tips, etc....
Dont forget magnesium - like those new fangled oil sumps. You need all the -iums when you got the checkbook for it.
My 180 was 1558lbs when she rolled out the door in 1955 and has gained a solid 175lbs since. It's gonna cost a fair bit to get her back anywhere close. But mostly removing stuff.
Going to CF floor boards saved me 14.5 pounds.
I just weighed stock wood floor boards front and rear and have a total weight of 6.4lbs so how you guys are saving 10 plus pounds is a mystery to me.
weight reduction that compromises function isn’t worth doing.
Have you weighed that 180? A lot of Cessnas came out the door weighing more than they said on paper. Not all those planes were actually weighed.
If you haven’t weighed it, I’d consider weighing it before you start lightening it.
MTV
MTV
I think most mean front, rear, and extended baggage. Bill R. was pretty meticulous with his weights and he shows the full set of boards weighing nearly 18 pounds in his thread.I just weighed stock wood floor boards front and rear and have a total weight of 6.4lbs so how you guys are saving 10 plus pounds is a mystery to me.
I think most mean front, rear, and extended baggage. Bill R. was pretty meticulous with his weights and he shows the full set of boards weighing nearly 18 pounds in his thread.
Improve the wing's lift plus the prop's thrust and the pounds disappear
Gary
Not when landing short, no?
Here's a mid-'70s Cessna delivery W&B. .....
Thanks for posting that.
I've asked many times about the weight of a factory paint job.
Your posted W&B / equipment list shows "exterior, all over" paint job as 10.3# & 95".
Pretty light, I was surprised.
I would've guessed more like 30#.