X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from nm24.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([66.94.237.89] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.2) with SMTP id 5306875 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:56:19 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.94.237.89; envelope-from=ceengland@bellsouth.net Received: from [66.94.237.127] by nm24.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 16 Dec 2011 00:55:45 -0000 Received: from [98.139.221.48] by tm2.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 16 Dec 2011 00:55:45 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp101.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 16 Dec 2011 00:55:45 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bellsouth.net; s=s1024; t=1323996945; bh=hwtWwTn2YOOhcUeMx4APOqNwfYvSEWxn6y1nBNAlIWk=; h=X-Yahoo-Newman-Id:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:Received:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type; b=RHI/pI9+OtOZYcZS85a0VY9G8YY2tY51KrTIXviF/dpJI5PNvdV/s4HjERj93br8E3SyOAGtIFy7NNnWJxtSpcuk+BzOK9PGxgHpzEAO1ehqfNmC1hYtG7EcIuOTW2wVO3+9LN9/77PE5YGABQApgMBA+DQfE/EZBJ8/2+pNrns= X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 178846.51782.bm@smtp101.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: 5_IrgT8VM1kSAzZJjYdxmbGT14dcSoqIVGoGrB8Oy9C7be5 uvD2nUStiREC2P9fMk2Iu.kNX8d6ugGJCHA_R669IE4791C3gpMr6O4CJgYe EY7BNt9GvgDt7.ZCgBUUycXY6YtZBA.4JERpnQ5xZhvATVByys56EIgHDav. M6Xg9As2FuCuX4Z8xVMKlQRBVs_BuL9OrrXM4zbicfgqRpIt3mxxiQohX1FX S1GfmOBaUgeY15GevJ0j5r_HHZ9i..AZa018jtPAMrs2ET2VuBsPo3jtvDOQ .6Aff0RijevmYIq0oxlysMAHDBzDgozhfvSeQC0dxrJcAJc8isi9EshpWyRY PwXXYMEEyZ8zkJaETNGrc1XRQrObGLYDNBnpYhXMD51RoQOzr_vNYzJnX3aK zq_se50iWMnfpC42Gyey90hmoT29ru_IKIQ-- X-Yahoo-SMTP: uXJ_6LOswBCr8InijhYErvjWlJuRkoKPGNeiuu7PA.5wcGoy Received: from [192.168.10.5] (ceengland@98.95.176.144 with plain) by smtp101.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 15 Dec 2011 16:55:44 -0800 PST Message-ID: <4EEA9710.2060601@bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:55:44 -0600 From: Charlie England User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.23) Gecko/20110922 Thunderbird/3.1.15 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Low idle References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090806070609060909080003" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090806070609060909080003 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Now, ask Thomas about his landing speeds....(airliners have about a 20-1 glide ratio, too). :-) Charlie On 12/14/2011 08:40 PM, Ed Anderson wrote: > For the Rv-6, the claimed glide ratio is 10:1, I can verify that it is > at least 9.8:1 - verified by a 12 mile glide - don't ask. > Ed > > *From:* Thomas Mann > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:17 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Low idle > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Tracy > wrote: > > I have no direct experience with EZ types, but any slick, > relatively high efficiency tractor style a/c with f/p prop will go > into neverland mode if idle prop rpm (on the ground) is above > around 750-800. Anything above that, & it will effectively be > making thrust instead of drag on final. > ________________________________________________ > > For the sake of comparison, what is the glide ratio of an RV? > My Long-EZ glide ratio is 19:1 (or ...... it will be once it's done.) --------------090806070609060909080003 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Now, ask Thomas about his landing speeds....(airliners have about a 20-1 glide ratio, too).
:-)

Charlie

On 12/14/2011 08:40 PM, Ed Anderson wrote:
For the Rv-6, the claimed glide ratio is 10:1, I can verify that it is at least 9.8:1 - verified by a 12 mile glide - don't ask.
 
Ed

Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:17 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Low idle



On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Tracy <rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:
I have no direct experience with EZ types, but any slick, relatively high efficiency tractor style a/c with f/p prop will go into neverland mode if idle prop rpm (on the ground) is above around 750-800. Anything above that, & it will effectively be making thrust instead of drag on final.
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For the sake of comparison, what is the glide ratio of an RV?
My Long-EZ glide ratio is 19:1 (or ...... it will be once it's done.) 

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