Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.160] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3179017 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:58:18 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:57:44 -0700 Received: from 4.174.2.89 by BAY3-DAV130.phx.gbl with DAV; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:57:44 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.174.2.89] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Sun-100 Race Results Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:57:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0011.2700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0000_01C4260D.E7614B40" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Apr 2004 16:57:44.0773 (UTC) FILETIME=[6F69A750:01C4262F] ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C4260D.E7614B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I believe the race course is actually 82 nautical miles and the race resu= lts are computed on that distance and accordingly, speeds are reported in= knots. Don't have the result sheet in front of me but mine was 187.xx = knots. 216 mph sounds so much better though : ) In addition, to avoid = disqualification, you must swing wide to avoid several areas at Sun'nFun = start/finish line and, of course, distance is a bit higher due to the ina= bility to make infinitely sharp turns at the corners of the race. =20 Bottom line is that a lot of consideration went into the determination of= speeds and I think they are pretty accurate as reported. Tracy ----- Original Message ----- From: Finn Lassen Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 11:00 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Sun-100 Race Results Ed Anderson wrote: >Mark is correct about the average ground speed 216.7 MPH, however, that = was >NOT Tracy's top speed, that includes the take off roll and climb which o= f >course lowers the average speed. > Not to diminish the results, but I believe the actual lenght of the =20 course is between 80 and 90 miles, not 100 miles, thus compensating for =20 the take off roll and climb. I could be wrong. Anybody know if the =20 average speed is computed from actual length of course or from 100 miles? Finn >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C4260D.E7614B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I believe the = race course is actually 82 nautical miles and the race results are comput= ed on that distance and accordingly, speeds are reported in knots. &= nbsp; Don't have the result sheet in front of me but mine was 187.xx = ; knots.  216 mph sounds so much better though : )  In add= ition, to avoid disqualification, you must swing wide to avoid sever= al areas at Sun'nFun start/finish line and, of course, distance= is a bit higher due to the inability to make infinitely sharp = turns at the corners of the race. 
 
Bot= tom line is that a lot of consideration went into the determination of sp= eeds and I think they are pretty accurate as reported.
 <= /DIV>
Tracy
 
----- Original M= essage -----
From: Finn Lassen
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 11:00 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Sun-100 Race Results
 
Ed Anderson wrote:

>Mark is correct about= the average ground speed 216.7 MPH, however, that was
>NOT Tracy's= top speed, that includes the take off roll and climb which of
>cou= rse lowers the average speed.
>
Not to diminish the results, but= I believe the actual lenght of the
course is between 80 and 90 miles= , not 100 miles, thus compensating for
the take off roll and climb. I= could be wrong. Anybody know if the
average speed is computed from a= ctual length of course or from 100 miles?

Finn


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