Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #65195
From: pete@leapfrogventures.com <pete@leapfrogventures.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [LML] FL270
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:24:17 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>

I believe the service ceiling is FL280.  I have had my ES-P up that high twice.  While it was a slow climb above FL250, it was still well over 100 ft/min at FL280.  You IV guys should have no problem getting that high.  I think only RVSM limits you from going higher.

 

Pete

 

From: William A. Hogarty [mailto:billhogarty@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:50 PM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: Re: [LML] FL270

 

Dico:

 

Someone told me that the "service ceiling" is defined as point at which the aircraft, at full power, cannot maintain

100 ft/min climb.

 

Another someone mentioned that the IV-P was limited in altitude by engine parameters.  If that is correct, then each

aircraft would probably vary in max altitude by builders skill and technique  in building.

 

Finally, he who builds the lightest plane with the minimum accessary drag and the tightest cowling, might be the winner.

 

..........sounds like it might be an interesting competition.

 

Regards, Bill Hogarty

 

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Dico Reijers <dico@internetworks.ca> wrote:

Hi All,

I was watching this flight tonight and noticed they were up to FL270.... The POH says that FL250 is the ceiling.... am I to presume that this is just a guideline and you can go higher?  Does anyone know how high it will actually go?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N28487

-dr



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