Empty weight in manual discrepancy?
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According to the supplied manual the empty weight of the Cargomaster variant is 3,925 lbs. Where is this figure coming from?
According to multiple other sources it is far greater with for instance this one that doesn't even have the cargo pod installed has an empty weight of 4,425 lbs: https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/201033045/n29an-1999-cessna-208b-super-cargomaster
Have issues because of this because setting up an appropriate SimBrief profile with different numbers from different sources is not ideal.
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In the 1997 revision of the Caravan I POH that I based my work on, I have the standard empty weight of Cargomasters S/N 208B0179-208B0381 and associated STC's at 4,040 lbs, including the cargopod. Of course, all aircraft have different equipment installed from the factory, and have many modifications over the years that impact empty weight, but perhaps this came from a confusion over the inclusion of the cargopod, which weighs around 150 lbs. Would you like me to adopt this new 4,040 lbs number? I will promise not to refer anyone who complains about the loss of 115 lbs useful load to you
