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Rick Lewis

Joined: 03 Jul 2007
Posts: 122
Location: Kingston, Tn.

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:08 pm Post subject: Weights of Parts We Like

Sometime back I read in this forum that people are wishing they had those beautiful fiberglass wing tips on their plane.  I haven't heard anyone mention the nice fiberglass tub seat thats now used on the MK3X.  For those of you that really would like to have the two items but don't want to go to the trouble or expense to have them then let me make you feel better about not having them at all.  The weight added to your plane using the new wing tips is 15 pounds.  The weight of the nice fiberglass bucket seats are 14 pounds.  ( I think Rick Neilsen just passed out).  I will be installing both of these items on my plane because they are nice and pretty and supplied with the kit.  Leave your wing tips alone and keep the nice light weight sling seats.    



Rick Lewis

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icrashrc

Joined: 16 Mar 2006
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Location: Mishawaka, In

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: Weights of Parts We Like

Wingtips...

While 15lbs. seems a little heavy [ours weigh 4 lbs each] that's still only 1.5 lbs. added for each square foot of usable wing area added. That's a pretty good trade in my book.

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Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject: Weights of Parts We Like

Rick



I just woke up wow are your saying 29 lbs!!!! You have enough power to 

overcome this but be careful the best flying planes are the light ones. My 

VW powered MKIIIC weighs 498Lbs and I forgot to remove my survival kit when 

I weighed it. I was real careful adjusting every bolt. No more than three 

threads showing. My Diehl accessory case has more holes than a block of 

swiss cheese and is missing two ears. The big redrive bolt 3/4 inch? had ten 

threads showing so I cut off 7.



I have looked and sat in the MKIIIX bucket seats. They are super but 14lbs! 

Look at the shell of this seat. Trim it where  you can. If some of it 

overhangs the mounts by 1/2 inch cut it off. If there is a low stress areas 

covered by fabric start drilling holes.



My rule is if it doesn't serve a function get rid of it.



Just because it is riveted in plane in place doesn't mean it can't be moved. 

You do know how to drill out rivets?



Rick Neilsen

1st Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC



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Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: Weights of Parts We Like

That is good Rick....498 lbs...My very stock Kolb MkIII came in at 

492 with no extras at all..and a 532 engine...Herb

At 09:45 PM 1/17/2009, you wrote:

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Rick



I just woke up wow are your saying 29 lbs!!!! You have enough power 

to overcome this but be careful the best flying planes are the light 

ones. My VW powered MKIIIC weighs 498Lbs and I forgot to remove my 

survival kit when I weighed it. I was real careful adjusting every 

bolt. No more than three threads showing. My Diehl accessory case 

has more holes than a block of swiss cheese and is missing two ears. 

The big redrive bolt 3/4 inch? had ten threads showing so I cut off 7.



I have looked and sat in the MKIIIX bucket seats. They are super but 

14lbs! Look at the shell of this seat. Trim it where  you can. If 

some of it overhangs the mounts by 1/2 inch cut it off. If there is 

a low stress areas covered by fabric start drilling holes.



My rule is if it doesn't serve a function get rid of it.



Just because it is riveted in plane in place doesn't mean it can't 

be moved. You do know how to drill out rivets?



Rick Neilsen

1st Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC



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