Our completed plane(173-RG), with oil, sump gas, and 10 gallons in the
mains:
Nose 80 lbs.
Each Main: 700 plus
This is still tail light for any pilot, flying alone, of under about 200
lbs.
With no fuel or oil, nose was 81 lbs.
With only oil and sump gas: 75 lbs.
Best rate of climb = 97 knots
Best angle of climb = 77 knots Joe Connally