X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:44:44 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.lancair-kits.com ([66.39.167.154] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1037448 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:26:53 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.39.167.154; envelope-from=RossC@lancair.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C649F0.3F5CD031" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: FW: Lancair Tigress and Sentry X-Original-Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:26:02 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <56F61FFD4498E64DB11C90D0C2B618FF343D08@lindbergh.lancair.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Lancair Tigress and Sentry Thread-Index: AcZHjnpJF4q9W2PPSieY9PT0ig365QAuzJSQADTCYtA= From: "Ross Connell" X-Original-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C649F0.3F5CD031 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 ________________________________ From: Ross Connell=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:29 AM To: 'lml@lancaironline.net' Subject: FW: Lancair Tigress and Sentry =20 ________________________________ From: Ross Connell=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 9:41 AM To: 'lml@lancaironline.net' Subject: Lancair Tigress and Sentry There seems to be some misconceptions about about these models. The Tigress was a project that , while well intentioned, just sort of got out of hand. The original idea was to "just" install the 600HP version of the Orenda (ex. Thunder) 496ci in a 1V, in retrospect things might have turned out better if we had used the normally aspirated version of this engine. The Tigress was a two place side by side, 1V, with a new top fuselage, two place because the firewall was moved aft 20 inches, to accomidate the turbocharger, and you flew from what had been the back seat.=20 The firewall forward was HEAVY about 1300 lbs.so the wing was moved 3 inches forward. The Orenda engine was complicated, 6 oil pumps, dry sump, no interior oil manifolding, 2 coolant pumps , a single turbo that weighed about 90 lbs. and the exhaust system that required, tried to cremate every thing under the cowl. Don Goetz did the initial flights , and the final flight to Oshkosh, and Orin Riddell did most of the test flights. The plane was, after a lot of changes, fast a little over 420MPH at 26000 ft. In the end Lance figured the project was way to complicated , and to expensive for the end result .=20 The plane was donated to the EAA museum, they never displayed it but instead gave it to the FAA to be used as a training aid for DRs, strange choice. The Sentry was a two place tandem 1V with a M601-D turbine, no recip. engine ever considered.=20 It's performance was comparable to a regular 1V turbine , and because of the seating arrangement, it had the most comfortable and best view, of any Lancair We had hoped that perhaps it might make a low cost military trainer, along with non military sales. We took it to Reno in 2000 and it generated lots of favorable comments, but no sales. Soon after the Company was sold, and no further work was done on the plane.=20 The person that financed the project, still has it and I believe fly's it regularly. Ross Connell =20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C649F0.3F5CD031 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

From: Ross Connell
Sent: = Wednesday,=20 March 15, 2006 8:29 AM
To: = 'lml@lancaironline.net'
Subject:=20 FW: Lancair Tigress and Sentry

 

From: Ross Connell
Sent: = Tuesday,=20 March 14, 2006 9:41 AM
To: = 'lml@lancaironline.net'
Subject:=20 Lancair Tigress and Sentry

There = seems to=20 be some misconceptions about about these = models.
The = Tigress was a=20 project that ,  while well  = intentioned, just sort=20 of got out of hand. The original idea was to "just" install the = 600HP=20 version of the Orenda (ex. Thunder) 496ci  in a 1V, in retrospect = things=20 might have turned out better if we had used the normally aspirated = version of=20 this engine.
The = Tigress was a=20 two place side by side, 1V, with a new top fuselage,  two = place=20 because the firewall was moved aft 20 inches,  to accomidate = the=20 turbocharger, and you flew from what had been the = back seat.=20
The = firewall forward=20 was HEAVY about 1300 lbs.so the wing was moved 3 inches=20 forward.
The = Orenda=20 engine was  complicated,  6 = oil pumps,=20 dry sump, no interior oil manifolding,   2 coolant pumps , a single=20 turbo that weighed about 90 lbs. and the exhaust system that = required,=20 tried to cremate every thing under the cowl.
Don = Goetz did the=20 initial flights , and=20 the final flight to Oshkosh,  and Orin Riddell = did most=20 of the test flights.
The = plane was, after=20 a lot of changes, fast a little over 420MPH at 26000 = ft.
In the end=20 Lance figured the project was way to complicated , and to=20 expensive  for the end result . 
The = plane was=20 donated to the EAA museum, they never displayed it but instead gave = it=20 to the FAA to be used as a training aid for DRs, strange=20 choice.
The = Sentry was a two=20 place tandem 1V with a M601-D turbine, no recip.  engine=20 ever  considered. 
It's = performance was=20 comparable to a regular 1V turbine , and because of the = seating=20 arrangement,  it had the most = comfortable and best=20 view, of any Lancair
We had = hoped that=20 perhaps it might make a low cost military trainer, along with non = military=20 sales.
We = took it to Reno=20 in 2000 and it generated lots of favorable comments, but no=20 sales.
Soon = after the=20 Company was sold, and no further work was done on the plane.=20
The = person that=20 financed the project, still has it and I believe fly's it=20 regularly.
Ross=20 Connell   
 
 
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