Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:40:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fallback-mx3.atl.registeredsite.com ([64.224.219.97] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 354682 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:38:34 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.224.219.97; envelope-from=nulrich@technq.com Received: from mail4.atl.registeredsite.com (mail4.atl.registeredsite.com [64.224.219.78]) by fallback-mx3.atl.registeredsite.com (8.12.11/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i76EV29g000651 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 2004 14:31:02 GMT Received: from imta02a2.registeredsite.com (imta02a2.registeredsite.com [64.225.255.11]) by mail4.atl.registeredsite.com (8.12.11/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i76EUVX9023956 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 2004 14:30:31 GMT Received: from NATHAN ([24.128.205.199]) by imta02a2.registeredsite.com with ESMTP id <20040806143031.UMOV7559.imta02a2.registeredsite.com@NATHAN> for ; Fri, 6 Aug 2004 10:30:31 -0400 From: "Nathan Ulrich" X-Original-To: Subject: Legacy glide ratio X-Original-Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 10:30:30 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Importance: Normal Scott, are you sure about the 22:1 glide ratio in coarse pitch? I know the 320 is light and aerodynamically efficient, but that's an amazing number. The CAFE report on the Legacy got the best result at 135 KIAS (145 KTAS), steep pitch, 1100 fpm descent, 13.3:1. Maybe your engine is still giving a little thrust in coarse pitch, it wouldn't take much. Can you go up and kill your engine and retest? Just kidding... Nathan Ulrich nulrich@technq.com