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Old August 28th 03, 02:23 PM
John Firth
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Default wing weight of HP 14

My RHJ -8 uses HP 14 wings; I have only a rough idea of the root and tip
weights, needed for trailer design.
Would some obliging owner supply known values.
Thanks
John firth
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Old August 29th 03, 12:07 AM
Dave Nadler \YO\
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But John, they really are not HP-14 wings !
Give me a couple of days and I'll try climb in the trailer with a scale...
Best Regards, Dave (owner of a very dusty RHJ-8)

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My RHJ -8 uses HP 14 wings; I have only a rough idea of the root and tip
weights, needed for trailer design.
Would some obliging owner supply known values.
Thanks
John firth



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Old August 31st 03, 05:50 PM
Dave Nadler \YO\
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John - We dragged out the trailer and weighed a wing this AM.
Root - 119 lbs (including about 4lb for root dolly)
Tip - 62 lbs (no dolly)
Mine has quite a lot of filler on it (feather fill is in fact heavier than
feathers)...
Hope this helps,
Best Regards, Dave

PS: Want to copy my trailer ? Doubles as a home-away-from-home if need be.
I built it back in '79, perhaps you saw it lsat time you were here ?

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My RHJ -8 uses HP 14 wings; I have only a rough idea of the root and tip
weights, needed for trailer design.
Would some obliging owner supply known values.
Thanks
John firth



 




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