Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #52750
From: Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EM2 Numbers
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:53:37 -0800
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Where does one find the "most efficient operationg point" for a particular airframe?  Is this the same as LDmax?

 

Mark;

 

The EM2 reads out MPG. Most efficient operation would be where you get the highest MPG. So go fly at 100F, or so; lean of peak EGT and take some data of MPG and speed.  You’ll find a max MPG point that is slower than you’ll typically want to fly.  I think for my Velocity it was a fairly broad peak around 125 (I don’t even remember now if that was MPH or Kts; because I never fly there in level flight).  We didn’t build sleek airplanes with more powerful engines to go the speed of a Skyhawk – did we?

 

Al

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