Joe Connally wrote: > 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