Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 10:07:24 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailnw.centurytel.net ([209.206.160.237] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b6) with ESMTP id 1689168 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 16 Aug 2002 09:17:20 -0400 Received: from c656256a (pppoe1146.gh.centurytel.net [64.91.48.168]) by mailnw.centurytel.net (8.12.5/8.12.5) with SMTP id g7GDHILo005218 for ; Fri, 16 Aug 2002 06:17:19 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <001701c2451f$229e5620$0100a8c0@mshome.net> From: "Robert Smiley" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: crossing the pacific X-Original-Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 06:19:13 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Try this idea, The extended wingtips provides a higher aspect wing ratio. Higher efficiency. Lancair says the gross weight doesn't change but then you are on your own without the company support for this over gross trip anyway. Perhaps this will reduce your fuel consumption and allow you that extra margin of lift to fly at altitude and inprove fuel efficiency???? Just make sure they don't fall off or get scraped on the ground like the voyager did on its initial takeoff. In your case that could be disasterous. Bob Smiley N94RJ