X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2467402 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:57:02 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20071112115623.QSVM5837.cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:56:23 +0000 Message-ID: <002301c82523$57dcf280$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fuel burn Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:58:30 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0020_01C824F9.6EB82E40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C824F9.6EB82E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Boy, I am impressed with those figures, Al. 9.6 gph would only get my = RV-6A up to around 185 MPH TAS. =20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Al Gietzen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel burn I've finally got the EM2 fuel burn pretty well calibrated, and took = note of some readings today. At 7500 ft I was cruisin' at 200 mph (TAS) at 20.7 mpg, 9.6 gph = (average of two readings). MAP at about 17.2. One reading at 8500, same = speed, of 21.2 mpg. This 20B is better on fuel than I expected; I like = it! Al ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C824F9.6EB82E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Boy, I am impressed with those figures, = Al.  9.6 gph=20 would only get my RV-6A up to around 185 MPH TAS. 
 
Ed
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From:=20 Al = Gietzen=20
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 = 9:11=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fuel = burn

I=92ve finally got the = EM2 fuel=20 burn pretty well calibrated, and took note of some readings=20 today.

 

At 7500 ft I was = cruisin=92 at 200=20 mph (TAS) at 20.7 mpg, 9.6 gph (average of two readings). MAP at about = 17.2.=20 One reading at 8500, same=20 speed, of 21.2 mpg.  This 20B is better on fuel than I expected; = I like=20 it!

 

Al

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