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    Default empty weight

    what is a common empty weight number for a stock model 4 -- 1050 thanks

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    Default Re: empty weight

    Mine has about 305kg with Groove Gear


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    Default Re: empty weight

    I've had two of them. Both were about 560 lbs empty with a 582 up front.
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    Default Re: empty weight

    My 4-1050 was 650 empty with a 912UL and warp drive prop.
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    Default Re: empty weight

    My Kitfox 4 classic 1200 was 645, and has grove gear and single axis autopilot. Not sure how I could have made it much lighter besides loosing 8-10 lbs with a lithium battery. JImChuk

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    Default Re: empty weight

    after a full strip down, sand blast and rebuild, except for simply painting over the wings so it's a bit heavier than would have been; 640 lbs with steam gauges and bungee cabane gear and 3 blade warp drive

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    Default Re: empty weight

    oops, should have said model 3 with 4 wings, so it's a 1050 gross

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    Default Re: empty weight

    My KT 4 1200 speedster is a chunky 710 lbs , it has the Edge big bore , fuel injection , grove gear 24 inch tires ADSB in and out and a 15 lb 20 amph battery ..

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