Just as an exercise, a very simple weight calculation for a 'civil' glider version of the Komet is shown here. All military and engine/fuel elements are simple left out, compared to the 'military' weight breakdown. The structure weight is not reduced for the much lower maximum weight, and therefore the estimate is very conservative. The all-up weight of 861 kg excluding the pilot is a lot for a small glider, but it is only the starting point of a better analysis. An important omission is the calculation of the new CG position!
Airframe | |||||||
| Fuselage | 278 | kg | |||||
| Skid & Tail wheel | 80 | kg | |||||
| Main undercarriage dolly | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| Tail unit | 22 | kg | |||||
| Control surfaces | 37 | kg | |||||
| Wings | 394 | kg | |||||
| Camouflage paint and putty | 21 | kg | |||||
| 832 | kg | ||||||
Power unit | |||||||
| Power unit HWK RII 211 | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| Fuel installation | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| Operational installation | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| 0 | kg | ||||||
Permanent equipment | |||||||
| Instruments | 9 | kg | |||||
| Electrical installation | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| Hydraulic installation | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| 9 | kg | ||||||
Additional equipment | |||||||
| Flying & navigational instruments | 7 | kg | |||||
| Safety & rescue equipment | 13 | kg | |||||
| Wireless installation | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| Armour | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| Armament | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| 20 | kg | ||||||
Additional weight | |||||||
| T - fuel | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| C - fuel | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| Pilot, parachute & special equipment | 80 | kg | reduced | ||||
| Consumption for 2 MG 151/20 | - | kg | omitted | ||||
| 80 | kg | ||||||
All up weight | 941 | kg | |||||
Landing weight | 941 | kg | |||||