m00ndancer
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But I'll draw your attention to a comment by David Windestal during the spitfire build, where he suggests extra weight is a bonus, helping the plane with wind penetration. Some of these really light planes aren't worth taking to the field if the wind is over 5 mph.
I can confirm this, my banged up, modified and repaired FT Spit is at 911gr AUW with a 3000mAh Graphene 15C 3s onboard. Flies better than ever. The best mod I did was to strengthen the wing spars with an extra spar in front of it. The foamboard I'm using gets soft on crash/use before it cracks. So I have to cover it in packing tape and add other bits of materials as support for it.
Before maiden:
Now: