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>>I'd hope that you not bother me with having to
pull my plane out of the barn unless you actually can get over 200
kts. Just a little gentlemanly courtesy, that's all I ask.
Larry<<
OK,
Mr. 217POINT-EIGHT-SIX knots, I've crossed your 200 knot threshold.
This morning's run... 25", 2500 rpm, leaned for best power (100 ROP) = 201
KTAS per http://www.reacomp.com/true_airspeed/index.html.
My previous 197 knot run was with mixture full rich per my A&P's break-in
instructions and pretty bumpy air.
Now
the disappointing news (for me). Full-tilt boogey... 3,200 density
altitude, 3C OAT, WOT (27"), 2650 rpm (still haven't fixed the weird RPM
problem), leaned to 150 ROP... only yielded 209 KTAS.
Waaaaa!!!
Dare I
hope that since I've only got about 2 hours on the freshly overhauled engine I'm
getting 8 or 9 knots worth of new engine friction that will go away as the
engine is broken in?? Guess that's a bit of a stretch,
eh?
OK,
Henney, so maybe you've got a little speed edge on me, but I still think I can
work a guns solution on your sorry butt. Check
six!
Q-Tip
(I've accepted that I'm probably stuck with that handle!)
N320WH
- hot-rodded IO-320 - 475 hrs. and counting
again
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