Thumbs up Francis!!! You have hit the nail on the head.
AHPC no doubt could build a production F16 quite a bit lighter... possibly even to the minimum weight. But to retain the positive attributes such as sniffness that the Viper currently has it would need to have a lot more CARBON in the construction - including Carbon Beams and mast..... This would definitely add dollars. Just look at the cost of an A-Class!!! Do you really want your boats to cost MORE than an A-Cat?
My boat is mosly Carbon, and did not cost more than an A class; in fact it was almost 1/2!
