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Good luck with that! It's a bit like asking a stranger how much he
weighs, not many would answer and how many would be truthful? Who knew
pilots were vain!

Bob.
773E

On 6/28/2010 9:52 AM, Dale Strong wrote:

I was wondering if some of you guys with the lycoming 150/160 could post your empty weights on wheels and on 1800 straight
floats ,just to get an idea of some real world numbers.THANKS



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N52GG
Sure - Lycoming 160 with Sensenich prop (33lbs) on wheels
Weight - 961 lbs
CG (empty) - 9.3"
CG (1 person + 30 gal fuel) - 13.0"
CG (2 people + 44 gal + 40LB baggage) - 15.0"
Beefed up with OShea firewall and coil spring gear plus
strengthened for floats
Avionics - GRT EFIS and GRT EIS, Garmin SL40 and GTX-327
Plus Airspeed and Altitude gauges (backup)


-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Dale
Strong
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 12:52 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] Empty weights

I was wondering if some of you guys with the lycoming 150/160 could post
your empty weights on wheels and on 1800 straight
floats ,just to get an idea of some real world numbers.THANKS



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On 6/28/2010 9:11 AM, rtpalmer@shaw.ca wrote to rebel-builders:

-> Good luck with that! It's a bit like asking a stranger how much he
-> weighs, not many would answer and how many would be truthful? Who knew
-> pilots were vain!
->
-> Bob.
-> 773E
->
-> On 6/28/2010 9:52 AM, Dale Strong wrote:
-> > I was wondering if some of you guys with the lycoming 150/160 could
post your empty weights on wheels and on 1800 straight
-> > floats ,just to get an idea of some real world numbers.THANKS

C-FYHO is a 160hp rebel with die spring gear, no paint and minimal panel.
On wheels with all the float hydraulics installed it weighs 902lbs. On
Murphy 1800 amphibs it weighs 1153lbs. I weighed my plane inside at Glen's
Terryair in Centralia with proper airplane scales that get certified every
year.



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-------- Forwarded Message ---------
Original: DATE..... 6/28/2010 3:30 PM
Original: FROM..... drew dalgleish

THANKS Guys keep them coming.
I notice that both the planes have the die or coil spring gear,what is the
opinions on the different types of gear.
Which is the lightest and which handles rough back country strips the best??
Dale
----- Original Message -----
From: <drew.dalgleish@dcsol.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Empty weights


[quote]-------- Forwarded Message ---------
Original: DATE..... 6/28/2010 3:30 PM
Original: FROM..... drew dalgleish

My empty weight on wheels with the 320, bungee gear and original Warp prop was 925, would have been 950 with the Sensenich.

I'm 1200 on the amphibs, and the weight stayed the same with 360, as I did cut out some weight when I installed the new engine and cowl.

Walter
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Strong <dstrong@cyberlink.bc.ca>
Sender: mike.davis@dcsol.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:51:39
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Reply-to: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Empty weights

THANKS Guys keep them coming.
I notice that both the planes have the die or coil spring gear,what is the
opinions on the different types of gear.
Which is the lightest and which handles rough back country strips the best??
Dale
----- Original Message -----
From: <drew.dalgleish@dcsol.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Empty weights


[quote]-------- Forwarded Message ---------
Original: DATE..... 6/28/2010 3:30 PM
Original: FROM..... drew dalgleish

At 10:52 AM 28/06/2010 -0600, you wrote:

I was wondering if some of you guys with the lycoming 150/160 could post

your empty weights on wheels and on 1800 straight

floats ,just to get an idea of some real world numbers.THANKS

C-FYHO on die spring gear with a minimal panel and no paint is 902lbs. On
Murphy 1800 amphib floats it is 1153lbs. Weighed inside at Glen's Terryair
in Centralia with aircraft scales that get certified annually. Oh ya the
engine is an aerosport power lycoming clone 0-320/160hp.
Drew



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