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To: Dead Dog
"They are useless as a battering ram, and have slightly better payload then a wheel barrel. If a Cessna 150 is a weapon, a 1969 Olds 88 is a WMD."

What's their payload? I had a '65 Piper Cherokee 180 that could carry about 750 lbs not including 50 gal of fuel. Seems like 500 or so lbs of plastic explosive would make quite a bang.

73 posted on 05/11/2005 10:31:22 AM PDT by JoeV1 (Democrat Party-The unlawful and corrupt leading the blind and uneducated)
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To: JoeV1
What's their payload? I had a '65 Piper Cherokee 180 that could carry about 750 lbs not including 50 gal of fuel. Seems like 500 or so lbs of plastic explosive would make quite a bang.

Seems like 500 is about right. How much could you stuff in the Olds? That is why I brought that point up. How about a Dodge 3500 dually with a camper top? 20K lbs???? Which one can travel under a TFR without notice?

Since you own an airplane, you know as well as anyone that anything with wings is easily sensationalized, and makes a great whipping boy for the media.

Not to mention, most cars now days are actually faster than the 150 (105kts ias).

97 posted on 05/11/2005 10:44:14 AM PDT by Dead Dog
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To: JoeV1

IIRC it has a useful load of about 500lb, including ~150lb of fuel. With pilot, full fuel and no pax you could have a payload of 100lb or so.


153 posted on 05/11/2005 11:26:55 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (End dependence on foreign oil- put a Slowpoke in your basement)
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To: JoeV1

The useful load of a 150 is 615#, and empty wt is 985 #. Fuel capacity is 26 gal. Two seats, and a little room in the back for a quart of oil and a towbar.


208 posted on 05/11/2005 1:07:27 PM PDT by bootless (Never Forget - And Never Again)
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