A Weighty Matter

Several readers have asked for the weights of the Green Flight Challenge competitors.  Here they are, pound for pound, among the most efficient flying machines on the planet.

Those who wish can calculate different takes on that efficiency, including overall glide ratios for the course, ton-miles per gallon energy equivalent, or more exotic parameters.

 

Empty Weight

Takeoff Weight in

Competition

 

Pounds

Pounds

e-Genius

1670.2

2070.2

Pipistrel
  G4

2491.0

3294.1

Embry-Riddle

1970.0

2370.0

Phoenix

754.0

1199.7

 

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