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<DIV>Thanks for the info.</DIV>
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<DIV>I had a plan of action to save weight but I think I need to improve the diet Miss FatStuff will be on</DIV>
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<DIV>Matt</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/17/2006 5:10:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, AtwoodDon@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matt, my fuse was about 38 oz. I finished the Brio without using any carbon replacement components or light wheels, etc, and it came out at 11 lb 5 oz. I took out 3.5 oz just by going to carbon stab and wing tubes and lighter wheels. I flew it at that weight (11 lb 1.5 oz)for a while until it had an unfortunate glancing blow with Terra Firma which helped remove more weight by breaking things off the plane <IMG title="" alt="" src="http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d20638/02">. I fixed the fuse with CA and 1 oz fiberglass cloth and ended up weight wise where I was before the crash. There is a lot of filler around the cheek cowls, edges of the chin opening etc that broke off during the impact. A nice thing about electric is you don't have all that oil to worry about. Either during flying or during repairs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I continued to fly it at that weight but there are several other things remaining to remove weight such as lighter battery, carbon gear, replace rudder (2 oz alone), shorter battery wires, etc. By going to a lighter motor (I am using a AXI F3A) and lighter batteries, it would be easy to take out another 6-7 oz. For classes below FAI, the mah usage is enough less to get away with 3700 or 4200 mah batteries.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That is why I said 'under 11 lbs easily'. However, if you start off with a heavier fuselage, it might be a lot harder......</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope someone comes out with a new Brio kit. It is a very nice flying plane and I would build another, just not from the old Piedmont kits.</FONT></DIV>
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