X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:51:25 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wind.imbris.com ([216.18.130.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTPS id 1935080 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:04:47 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.18.130.7; envelope-from=brent@regandesigns.com Received: from [192.168.1.138] (cbl-238-80.conceptcable.com [207.170.238.80] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by wind.imbris.com (8.12.11/8.12.11.S) with ESMTP id l2LI3sQL095009 for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:03:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brent@regandesigns.com) X-Original-Message-ID: <4601738C.9020707@regandesigns.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:03:56 -0700 From: Brent Regan User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: Guess that airplane **Correction** Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------030407090005030503050002" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030407090005030503050002 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In my original post I misstated the EA-500 cruise speed as 275 KIAS when in fact it is limited to a maximum of 275 KEAS where Knots Equivalent Airspeed is indicated airspeed corrected for position error and compressibility effects. My bad. <>The EA-500, in standard configuration seats 5 people with a sixth seat being optional and requires 2 pilots for normal operation, thus three passengers. The posted performance numbers for the EA-500 include 4 souls on board. Range is 1,250 to 1,300 nm which compares favorably to my Lycoming TIO-540 powered IV-P's 1,050 nm with 45 minute IFR reserves (standard cruise 275 KIAS @ FL240 and 21 GPH). <> My original post was not an "attack" on the EA-500. I was merely pointing out that marketing hype and reality frequently stand apart and that the performance of the Lancair(s) continues to be extraordinary. BTW, Marv is correct (again) ECBs are Electronic Circuit Breakers. The "complexity of systems integration on the EA-500" is extraordinary. I would anticipate hearing more on this subject in the future. <> Regards Brent Regan --------------030407090005030503050002 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

In my original post I misstated the EA-500 cruise speed as 275 KIAS when in fact it is limited to a maximum of 275 KEAS where Knots Equivalent Airspeed is indicated airspeed corrected for position error and compressibility effects. My bad.

<>The EA-500, in standard configuration seats 5 people with a sixth seat being optional and requires 2 pilots for normal operation, thus three passengers. The posted performance numbers for the EA-500 include 4 souls on board. Range is 1,250 to 1,300 nm which compares favorably to my Lycoming TIO-540 powered IV-P's 1,050 nm with 45 minute IFR reserves (standard cruise 275 KIAS @ FL240 and 21 GPH). <>

My original post was not an “attack” on the EA-500. I was merely pointing out that marketing hype and reality frequently stand apart and that the performance of the Lancair(s) continues to be extraordinary.

BTW, Marv is correct (again) ECBs are Electronic Circuit Breakers. The "complexity of systems integration on the EA-500" is extraordinary. I would anticipate hearing more on this subject in the future.
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