On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:44:01 -0700 (PDT), Bill D
wrote:

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That P-47 wing had a self-sealing fuel tank, 4, .50 cal gun mounts with ammunition trays and numerous hard points for bombs and rockets. It also had a main gear leg to support all that weight. The fuselage had pilot armor and heavy vacuum tube avionics. "Civilianized" WWII fighters often weighed a ton less than the GI versions after they were stripped of the mil-stuff.


About 10,000 lb empty, 17,000+ MGTOW. Actually the guns, which
accounted for about 350 lb per wing, wouldn't have been installed
until after assembly.

I was surprised to see so few men lifting the propeller. Those had steel blades with silver solder contouring the airfoil. They were seriously heavy.

About 400 lb, IIRC.