Jim Mosur wrote:

Allan Tolle wrote:

 That he concluded that the rotary installation was 100 lbs. heavier than
the Lycosaurus.
According to my figures and I quit adding when I got down to the hose clamps
my 13B installation was approx. 10 lbs. lighter than  the Lyco 0320, not
including the coolant, which is 19 lbs.. The aircraft weighed in at 1057
lbs., Eds I beleive was 1170. My weight included paint, ELT, all seat
cushions, fire ext. and first aid kit. Now I know that Van advertises the
RV6 at something under 1000 lbs. but I think you will find that this is
unpainted, very little on the panel, no ELT, and probable 1 seat cushion. I
spent a few hours going thru old RV ators checking the weights that other 6
& 6A came thru at, I did find a couple that were under 1000 but were
unpainted, on the average most came in  around 1040-1060 and a few were over
1200 (360 & CS prop).
Maybe its because I'm a northern country boy and do not understand the math.

  BTW I had sent my PSRU back to Ross for surgery, he and we think the
strange drone was in the gear box, it is should be back in a couple of weeks
maybe, god I hope so.

Jim Mosur

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