Focus weight

[george kennie]

Del,
I think it might be the other way around. What I'm hearing is that the
guys that
bought the ARC's did extensive sanding and structural elimination in an
effort
to reduce weight. Mine is an ARF,  all factory pre-covered, all
structures
intact, wheel pants installed, everything stock and including the stock
landing
gear struts(heavy, heavy, heavy) and still I'm a long way from 5 KG. I
think
that if I installed KF landing gear struts, KF pipe, and a KF wing tube
that I
would be under 10 pounds.
Georgie


Del Rykert wrote:

> Thanks for all the informative replies regarding weight issues with the
> Focus. So the message I am garnering is it is realistically possible to trim
> it down to legal WEIGHT but it does take some thinking and effort on the
> completers part. In otherwords buying it already complete might not be
> advisable to keep it under 10# 16oz. depending on the fan used.  I may have
> to use the Focus as a fallback /backup aircraft depending how my other
> efforts unfold. Thanks again.
>
>      Del K. Rykert
>      AMA - 8928
>      NSRCA - 473
>      Kb2joi - General
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ronlock" <ronlock at comcast.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 9:04 AM
> Subject: Re: Focus weight
>
> | One more data point -  My Focus is 10 lb 9 oz.  I aggressively
> | sanded the wings, and carved some balsa and lite ply out of the
> | fuselage.   No wheel pants.  Has added cooling  baffels in cowl.
> | 1400 mah nicads, alum spar, OS 1.40, bolly pipe, original gear legs.
> |
> | Happy Holidays,
> | Ron Lockhart
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "MILLER, EDWARD, MGSVC" <em0 at att.com>
> | To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> | Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 10:19 AM
> | Subject: RE: Focus weight
> |
> |
> | Overweight only becomes a concern at 10 lb 17 oz. : )
> | Anthony R's Focus could easily be under 10 lb if he threw large cash at
> it.
> | Not sure of the need to weigh under 10lbs with the big 2 strokes up front,
> | they can easily haul 12 lb. and more straight up out of sight.
> | Now if only YS would come out with a big 2 stroke, like a 1.50 AR that we
> | all could do R&D on.....deja vue !!!!!
> |
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: Anthony Romano [mailto:anthonyr105 at hotmail.com]
> | Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 8:59 AM
> | To: discussion at nsrca.org
> | Subject: Focus weight
> |
> | With OS Rx and OS pipe, 1400 mah nicad and some carefull lightening to the
> | fuse 10# 6 oz! Add some CF and a Nimh I will be ten pounds but don't think
> I
> | will bother. Most come out at 10# 10oz before the unobtanium.
> |
> | Anthony
> |
> |
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