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Here’s a thought for you. I ordered the ‘old style’ tail kit (I’m probably the last to do so). They sent me the -8 rudder counterweight by mistake. I weighed it today. It’s almost 2 lbs!
So in addition to the -8 rudder and VS being larger (and hence heavier), the rudder’s also counterbalanced to the tune of about 2 lbs. So despite all the talk from Van’s about weight in the tail (lighting, paint, primer etc) they just slipped in an additional 2-plus pounds! Makes me feel better about using a little more primer!
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