I reported the calculated weight of my airplane earlier, but last week we put it on scales. First time since it was built. It came in at 1921 lb. this was after removing the original engine instrumentation and installing a JPI 930. Also installed the electrical stuff for the amphibs. Hydraulic system still has to go in. Firewall battery too.

I think I have very heavy interior. Probably the best place to look for weight saving.

1954 180
Sportsman STOL, Wing X, Firewall battery, PPonk Eng, 88" 3 blade, Flint Tanks, Rear seat removed, 8.50's

1721 lbs. (Weighed, not calculated)

Chris

"YES" "YES" "YES" I WIN
They said go light, so I purchased an early one. Did lots of mods to make it better, and then lighter. It has a heavy interior, front seats can move 20 different ways, back seat looks like a sofa. This I will tackle next year.

1953 stock 180
New basic IFR panel with EI CGR30 engine monitor
O-520 285hp
Three blade MT
Firewall battery
Ti gear legs
26" ABW
Baby Bushwheel
etc etc

Put it on the scales last week....1871

Next year the paint is coming off, the interior is going out. Thinking of installing light weight plastic garden chairs!!!
This has got to be the heaviest 180 on the planet.

YES I WIN

Zulu wrote:"YES" "YES" "YES" I WIN
They said go light, so I purchased an early one. Did lots of mods to make it better, and then lighter. It has a heavy interior, front seats can move 20 different ways, back seat looks like a sofa. This I will tackle next year.

1953 stock 180
New basic IFR panel with EI CGR30 engine monitor
O-520 285hp
Three blade MT
Firewall battery
Ti gear legs
26" ABW
Baby Bushwheel
etc etc

Put it on the scales last week....1871

Next year the paint is coming off, the interior is going out. Thinking of installing light weight plastic garden chairs!!!
This has got to be the heaviest 180 on the planet.

YES I WIN

OUCH! That hurts!

Mine is a tad heavier, 1976 A185F:
1919 lbs

Hartzell Top Prop, IO-520D
Garmin GTN 650 WAAS GPS/Nav Com
Garmin SL30 Nav/Com
Garmin GTX-330 ES ADS-B
Aspen EFD 1000
P&S 8000 BT Bluetooth Audio Panel with Marker Beacon
Stec System 30 Autopilot Nav Altitude Hold
EI MVP-50 Glass Engine Monitor
Airtex 406 Transponder
EI Superclock
King KI-209 Nav/Glideslope indicator
SIRS Navigator Compass
Standby Attitude Indicator


Float Kit P-Ponk Landing Gear System
Lakevue Foldable Jump Seats Wing Tip Strobes
Schneider Speed Kit External Power Connector
Long Range Tanks (74 gal) Abrasion Boots on Elevator
RMD Wing Tips With landing Lights Step Kit
Landing & Taxi Lights Teledyne AlphaBeam Lifting Handles
Oversize 8.5 Tire STC Cessna Seat Stop Inertial SB
Locking Tail Wheel Overhead Greenhouse Windows
Patrol Doors Rosen Sun Visors
Bubble Windows Door Stewards
BAS 4 Point Harness with Inertial Reels New Sealed Concord Battery

(Its for sale if interested)

Time for my official entry.

1961 Cessna 185:
1724lbs

MT 2 blade, Sportsman STOL, VGs, firewall battery, lightweight alternator, 6 bolt ABI, 800x6, stock tailwheel, full Selkirk interior, airglas extended baggage, Rosen visors, BAS tailpull and BAS intertial reel harness.

It was weighed (not calculated) with unusable fuel and full oil. The last 337 from the 90s said it weighed 1658 LOL

53 407-L still has vac and heavy lead acid battery, adjustable seats and back seat. Horton and tip tanks
1551 with oil and unusable fuel weighed after I did the new panel and the 530 and cgr install




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Zulu wrote:"YES" "YES" "YES" I WIN
They said go light, so I purchased an early one. Did lots of mods to make it better, and then lighter. It has a heavy interior, front seats can move 20 different ways, back seat looks like a sofa. This I will tackle next year.

1953 stock 180
New basic IFR panel with EI CGR30 engine monitor
O-520 285hp
Three blade MT
Firewall battery
Ti gear legs
26" ABW
Baby Bushwheel
etc etc

Put it on the scales last week....1871

Next year the paint is coming off, the interior is going out. Thinking of installing light weight plastic garden chairs!!!
This has got to be the heaviest 180 on the planet.

YES I WIN

Heavy or not Zulu, that must be a hell of an airplane with that set-up.

1979 180k float kit pponk 520 3 blade McCauley king IFR autopilot Selkirk interior carpet articulating seats 4 seats total RMD wingtips 8.50’s long range fuel 88 gal extended baggage 10” tail wheel

1,880 lbs. 1310 useful

Just weighed my '65 H model. Heavy old instruments, float kit and engine mount, horton stol, not sure who made the interior, retractable tail handles, 8.50 tires

Old W&B - 1690 / 39.8in (1989)

As weighed W&B - 1835 / 36.77 (yesterday)

The CG was a huge giveaway that the W&B was wrong. Sad she is fatter than I thought but at least I'll be back in the envelope. Takeaway: weigh your airplane and don't trust the previous numbers. Now to get on that diet!

1967 180H, Just weighed four the first time since new.

1786 actual after weighing. Oddly it is three pounds lighter than the calculated from the factory.

Selkirk interior
IFR panel, 430W, Dynon D10A x2, Panel mount 796, GNC 255a with Glideslope, GTX 327, Encoder, JPI 830, KMA 20, Intercom, GDL 39.
Articulating front seat from a 185 pilot side only
206 rear seats (18lbs each)
Float kit
PPONK 470-50
McCauley 88” 401
PPONK gear mod
800x600 tires
Firewall Battery
Seaplanes West Motor mount
Long Range Fuel
BAS Shoulder harnesses
Air glass extended baggage
Carpet
One piece windshield
Heavy starter
Tail pull handles

1969 C180H. 1664 lbs on the scales. Two seats, minimal interior, 8.00 x 6, oil, unusable fuel. I spent a year redoing it. Lost 188 lbs.

That’s light for a 180H!

Is that weighed or calculated?

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Just off the scales after paint and a round of updates.



1722# at 34.5 in.

Weighed

Cannon wrote:That’s light for a 180H!

Is that weighed or calculated?

lefoy84 wrote:Weighed

Cannon wrote:That’s light for a 180H!

Is that weighed or calculated?

That’s awesome. There are early 180 owners that would love to have that EW.

Serial number 97, 1953

520
401 prop
firewall battery
atlee dodge jump seats
extended baggage
10" tailwheel
185 gear legs
6 bolt clevelands
remote oil filter
later model seats
fiberglass cowling
fiberglass interior panels
bas harnesses
bas tailpulls
sportsman
pponk gearbox reinforcements

Weighed at 1701
People always go look at my panel and interior when I tell them the number. Then they ask if the carpet is made of lead. I suspect that most think theirs is much lighter than it really is.

Latest weight on my '54 180.

MASA Stol
82" McCauley 2 blade
Firewall battery
PPonk Gear Beef up
29" Heavy Tread Bushwheels
Baby Bushwheel
Tanis Heater
Cushy Interior


1670.9

Curious if people are quoting their empty weight & CG including unusable fuel or not?
Mine's about 1650, unusable fuel per book (5 gal) adds 30 pounds.