Jim & Russ,
Isn't efficiency based on some kind of fuel consumption vs power output ratio. I keep hearing comments from here and there about the 13b's being a bit more fuel thirsty. 'Those flying are a bit of a gas guzzler', 'the new RX-8 seems to need to hit the gas station more often', etc But on the power side, I don't hear the claims of increased efficiencies similar to 'I was doing 200knots on 6gph'.
But hey, considering everything I'm still really eager to fly with mine.
Yes, avgas only, like a Cessna.
Tom
Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Isn't there a law of motor performance that says that two motors putting out the same horsepower are consuming the same amount of air&fuel, assuming efficiency differences were not significant?
I'm guessing that the problem is with that last assumption. I bet we're operating at an efficiency level that's unimaginable to the folks at Lycoming.
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