*** Andy Steere's P-47 - Weights Page***

Note: "Before glassing" is completely sanded and ready to glass (not sealed). "Ready to Paint" includes sealing the wood, completely glassed, and panel lines added. "Ready to Clearcoat" is painted with rivets applied. "After Clearcoat" is after a fairly thick coat of automotive clear. Engine, Electronics, and Retract weights are estimates. "Actual" is actual measured dry ready-to-fly weight. Items less than a half pound were weighed on a borrowed set of Ohaus triple-beams accurate to approximately 0.1 grams. Heavier items weighed with a Royal RC-40 shipping scale that has proven itself to be accurate to approximately 0.2 ounces.

SURFACE	BEFORE GLASSING (OUNCES)	READY TO PAINT (OUNCES)	READY TO CLEARCOAT (OUNCES)	AFTER CLEARCOAT (OUNCES)	READY TO INSTALL  (OUNCES)
Fuselage	38.00	41.60	44.00	45.00	45.00		4.76	lbs before
Wing	25.20	32.00	34.20	35.20	35.20		6.07	lbs after
FG Cowl w/ Radial	8.60	8.90	9.20	9.37	9.23		1.31	lbs difference
Control Surfaces	4.39	6.22	7.32	7.58	7.58
Engine w/ign,mnt,muff,prop,spinner,bolts					64.00
Electronics & Nuematics					32.00
Retracts & Guns					16.00
TOTAL (OZ):	76.19	88.72	94.72	97.15	209.01
TOTAL (LB):	4.76	5.55	5.92	6.07	13.06
				ACTUAL DRY WEIGHT (measured):	13.25
SURFACE	BEFORE GLASSING (GRAMS)	READY TO PAINT (GRAMS)	READY TO CLEARCOAT (GRAMS)	AFTER CLEARCOAT (GRAMS)
Rudder	21.0	28.7	33.3	34.8
Left Elevator	17.5	23.5	26.9	27.8
Right Elevator	18.5	25.0	27.9	29.0
Left Flap	23.0	32.8	39.5	40.6
Right Flap	20.5	30.1	37.0	38.3
Left Aileron	12.0	17.9	21.0	22.1
Right Aileron	10.5	16.2	19.4	19.6
TOTAL (GRAMS):	123.0	174.2	205.0	212.2
TOTAL (OZ):	4.39	6.22	7.32	7.58

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