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03-28-2013, 11:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 976
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Weight includes engine oil, unusable fuel ...
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I am not sure how you exactly determine the latter, but I suspect most RVs are weighted tanks drained.
I have recently done 2 "RV-8 slimming" exercises, and ended up with: - 200HP IO-360, 7497, Grove Gear, Crow Harnesses (were Hooker full rachets), PC-680 (was Concorde), D100/120, 2 1/4" VHF/Xpdr + Airbox GPS (removed 15lb Garmin stack), removed Whelan Strobe Box (ridiculously heavy, not yet replaced but will be with something light), has full Inverted down to 1124 lbs (was 1151lbs)
- 180HP IO-360, 7496, Grove Gear, D-180 + 2 1/4" VHF/Xpdr + Airbox GPS, Crow harnesses, Full Inverted Oil / 1 Flop Tube, 1106lbs now 1073lbs
The lighter the RV the nicer it flies if you throw it around, but it has to be with a mindset of only fit what you really need, and where there is a choice of manufactuteres, the first question is "what weight" not "what cost / features".
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03-29-2013, 03:13 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Lantz,Nova Scotia ,Canada
Posts: 556
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Originally Posted by jimgreen
It does seem slightly heavy equipped the way it is. Most of the other responders have metal C/S props which are good for about 50lbs. The Catto shouldn't weigh anywhere near that. You don't mention interior finishing or insulation? That can add up. It's painted but are the gear fairings installed?
In any case it's a fantastic machine. Your gonna love it!
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It was weighed as if it is ready to fly , except full gas tanks. All gear fairings and interior were in place. The interior is painted , but there's no insulation or side panels.
It seems to be up there with some of the hartz numbers. Must be extremely heavy paint. 
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03-29-2013, 05:48 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: palm coast fl.
Posts: 945
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Your's weighs in at " ready to fly " . I wonder how much most would weigh after 6 months only subtracting usable fuel ( and we never fly with no fuel ) .
I have weighed a few planes that were missing their WB , they all seemed to gain some LB's over the years .
Tom
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03-29-2013, 06:27 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: greenville sc
Posts: 55
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RV 8
1102 lbs
IO390,200RV Whirlwind Prop,Dual Dynon Glass panel
Yours is much better than when Danny "Speedy" Kight and I weighed our friends RV 7.
We thought Jim Lechleiter was going into cardiac arrest at 1426 lbs.
Jim was cured when we removed 305 lbs. of lead shot and lead dive weights.
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03-29-2013, 06:29 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wilmington DE
Posts: 323
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Just re-weighed after paint. Paint was 23 lbs. We are now at 1084 with 0-360, Sensenich FP, Skyview system
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03-29-2013, 09:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: SE Florida
Posts: 1,499
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Originally Posted by rbpcool
1102 lbs
IO390,200RV Whirlwind Prop,Dual Dynon Glass panel
Yours is much better than when Danny "Speedy" Kight and I weighed our friends RV 7.
We thought Jim Lechleiter was going into cardiac arrest at 1426 lbs.
Jim was cured when we removed 305 lbs. of lead shot and lead dive weights.
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Oohhh,
You guys are evil! I like it!
Charlie
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03-29-2013, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Cypress, TX
Posts: 526
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Lighter
RV 8 with Superior IO360, MGL Odyssey G2 and MGL V10 radio, Garmin 327, Kuntzleman strobes and nav lights, fire extinguisher, seat cushions, ELT, Catto 3 blade, PC680 battery, paint, but no wheel pants and came in at 1066 lbs.
Last edited by brad walton : 03-29-2013 at 09:50 AM.
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03-29-2013, 03:38 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Greer, SC -- SC72
Posts: 30
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You are not that far off.
My RV-8 fitted with a IO-360, Catto prop, PC-680, basic IFR panel came in at 1103, so you are not that far off.
Was your aircraft weighed with recently calibrated scales?
Dale
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03-30-2013, 07:09 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Opelika, AL
Posts: 16
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I'd like to weigh the -8 I recently bought to see what it's put on since the W&B was originally done. Just being lazy by asking rather than looking it up, but what are the level points for the airplane? Canopy rail, maybe?
Thanks,
........JB
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03-30-2013, 10:36 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Lantz,Nova Scotia ,Canada
Posts: 556
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Originally Posted by jbstok
I'd like to weigh the -8 I recently bought to see what it's put on since the W&B was originally done. Just being lazy by asking rather than looking it up, but what are the level points for the airplane? Canopy rail, maybe?
Thanks,
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I used the canopy rails as stated in the manual.
I'm not going to obsess over the weight too much. It just seemed a little odd that others equipped the same all weigh in lighter.  The scales I used checked out. I'll weigh it again perhaps, just to see if I come up with different numbers.
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