X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:30:24 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mout.gmx.net ([74.208.4.200] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.4) with ESMTP id 6224319 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:29:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.208.4.200; envelope-from=cfi@instructor.net Received: from [10.134.35.126] ([166.147.117.51]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmxus002) with ESMTPA (Nemesis) id 0M1W2B-1Uktas3Hhp-00tUJP for ; Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:29:11 +0200 Subject: Re: [LML] LNC4 Performance References: From: Ron Galbraith Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-04512957-CC79-4A38-8333-E20F41583B51 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (10B329) In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:28:57 -0400 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:F2QPJzaJ19A1LZtF1eBcTtODXnYntlzoICWV5Jf4Vy0dbcBeAIv pbrUcykzNE9fP6q6UmU+f7cUxsGiyOXYxg/iZB7UthbAYTHjzzo69wDxDC4ltdSSnQcJkJ+ EECt5+ElOmyt+V7rEE8AnIU/0m67gdY8PR2q0mVUo9K2VG6no87rKW848Ym+FRYmaor5cfV gNcZVBqYSirHvKrLuM2Aw== --Apple-Mail-04512957-CC79-4A38-8333-E20F41583B51 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You can up the take off power in the IO 550G to 310HP by simply increasing t= he rpm to 2700. Same engine as a IO550N. Make sure FF is about 25gph and= you will see increased performance. Works much better in a LNC4 non P. =20= Ron Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2013, at 7:44 PM, "Carl Scheid" wrote: > We are in phase one flight testing of our LIV (N304R). In the initial cou= ple of hours, our new IO550G had significant blow by. Now that rings are sta= rting to seat, power is improving. Using Cloud Ahoy and an AV8OR GPS we are l= ogging performance. Recently, our improving climb and cruise results for the= indicated conditions are: > Loading: Empty 1950 lbs plus 550 lbs fuel a= nd pilot > Power: Full throttle 2500 RPM = Best power leaning > Climb at 125 KIAS Density altitude 11000 ft 120= 0 ft/min > Cruise at 12600 density altitude 211 KTAS > We=E2=80=99d be interested in how this compares with other LIV or LIVP res= ults, especially below 18000 ft density altitude. --Apple-Mail-04512957-CC79-4A38-8333-E20F41583B51 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
You can up the take off power in the I= O 550G to 310HP by simply increasing the rpm to 2700.  Same engine as a= IO550N.    Make sure FF is about 25gph and you will see increased= performance.  Works much better in a LNC4 non P.   

Ron

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 24, 201= 3, at 7:44 PM, "Carl Scheid" <csch= eid@charter.net> wrote:

We are in phase one flight testing of our LIV (N= 304R).=20 In the initial couple of hours, our new IO550G had significant blow by. Now t= hat=20 rings are starting to seat, power is improving. Using Cloud Ahoy and an AV8O= R=20 GPS we are logging performance. Recently, our improving climb and cruise res= ults=20 for the indicated conditions are:

  &nb= sp;            =20= Loading:           = ;   =20 Empty 1950 lbs plus 550 lbs f= uel=20 and pilot

  &nb= sp;            =20= Power:           &= nbsp;    =20 Full throttle    = ;   2500=20 RPM      &nbs= p;    =20 Best power leaning

Climb at 125 KIAS         =    =20 Density altitude 11000 ft  = ;           =20 1200 ft/min

Cruise at 12600 density=20 altitude      = ;            &nb= sp;            =20= 211 KTAS

We=E2=80=99d be interested in how this compares= with other LIV=20 or LIVP results, especially below 18000 ft density=20 altitude.

= --Apple-Mail-04512957-CC79-4A38-8333-E20F41583B51--