X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:58:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mxo6.broadbandsupport.net ([209.55.3.86] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1300766 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:55:07 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.55.3.86; envelope-from=kloop@plantationcable.net Received: from George (host-12-163-6-221.plantationcable.net [12.163.6.221]) by mxo6.broadbandsupport.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 92AFE2E0001 for ; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:54:16 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <002601c6ac2d$e4cc7c30$dd06a30c@George> From: "George Shattuck" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] George's gross weight/performance X-Original-Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:54:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0023_01C6AC0C.5D7F32C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-broadbandsupport.net-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-broadbandsupport.net-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-broadbandsupport.net-MailScanner-From: kloop@plantationcable.net X-Spam-Status: No This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C6AC0C.5D7F32C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My empty weight is 1100 lbs. I never tanker fuel. I put on enough to = get me there with appropriate reserves. I travel light and weigh 168 = lbs. I don't have a fuel flow gauge. During my test flights and early days I = checked consumption closely and it comes out conservatively at 8.75 gph. = I flight plan for 9 gph and on a long trip it is probably less than = 8.75. My engine is an IO-320 D1D, constant speed prop, and I run it = about 50 deg. ROP. Leaning to peak EGT I start to get engine roughness = so I richen it out until it is smooth and 50 deg. ROP works. I don't = use oil to speak of. I might add a quart at 20 hours plus and I change = oil and filter every 30 hours. I'm primitive. I have one CHT probe on = #3 and EGT probe on #1exhaust. George Shattuck ----- Original Message -----=20 From: kneaded pleasures=20 To: Lancair Mailing List=20 Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:42 PM Subject: [LML] George's gross weight/performance George writes: Gross weight: 1470 lbs. approximate. IAS: 163 kts. TAS: 196 kts. Fuel burn approx 8.75 gal/hr.=20 Is the 1470 lbs. a miss print? My minimized 360 is 1310 lbs. empty. = Greg Nelson ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C6AC0C.5D7F32C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My empty weight is 1100 lbs.  I never tanker fuel.  I put = on=20 enough to get me there with appropriate reserves.  I travel light = and weigh=20 168 lbs.
 
I don't have a fuel flow gauge.  During my test flights and = early days=20 I checked consumption closely and it comes out conservatively at 8.75 = gph. =20 I flight plan for 9 gph and on a long trip it is probably less than = 8.75. =20 My engine is an IO-320 D1D, constant speed prop, and I run it about 50 = deg.=20 ROP.  Leaning to peak EGT I start to get engine roughness = so I=20 richen it out until it is smooth and 50 deg. ROP works.  I don't = use oil to=20 speak of.  I might add a quart at 20 hours plus and I change oil = and filter=20 every 30 hours.  I'm primitive.  I have one CHT probe on #3 = and EGT=20 probe on #1exhaust.
 
George Shattuck
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Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 = 12:42=20 PM
Subject: [LML] George's gross=20 weight/performance

George writes:
      Gross weight: 1470 lbs. = approximate.
      IAS: 163 kts.
      TAS: 196 kts.
      Fuel burn approx 8.75=20 gal/hr. 
 
Is the 1470 lbs. a miss print?  My minimized 360 is 1310=20 lbs. empty.  Greg Nelson
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