If you were 50lbs, where would you be hiding in a C150?

[Pedals2Paddles]

We had the W&B redone. The empty weight is 50lbs higher than it should be. Lets assume the scale isn't wrong. So we're trying to figure out where the 50lb anvil is hiding in this little thing.

Examining all the logs, we found that the plane got a repaint without stripping the old paint. Not accounted for in the W&B. We're guessing that would be 15-20lbs? So that would account for that much of it. That still leaves 25-30lbs unaccounted for.

We think the carpet and seats are not stock, also not accounted for in the W&B. We're planning to remove and weigh them. But how much more than normal could the carpet and seats weigh?? 25-30lbs more than a stock carpet and seat??

What else could there be? Weight gremlins??

 

[Jim Logajan]

Wheel fairings on or off? 25 pounds at a minimum.

Don't have any info on the C-150, so next best thing I do have is from the C-152 Information Manual equipment list. Some weights from it:

"Wheel Fairing Installation": 16.7 lbs
It breaks that number out as:
- Nose wheel fairing: 3.5
- Main wheel fairing (each): 5.4
- Brake fairings (each): 0.6

As to paint and corrosion proofing weights, it says:

"Corrosion Proofing, internal": 8.5

"Paint, overall exterior": 9.4
Breaks that out as:
- Overall base white: 9.0
- Color stripe: 0.4

Other stuff:
Sperry 300 ADF: 7.9
Ground service receptacle: 2.2
You can save 5.9 lbs per seat if it doesn't have vertical adjustments.