Return-Path: Received: from mail.the-i.net ([206.136.176.3]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:31:40 -0400 Received: from pavilion (unverified [206.136.177.113]) by mail.the-i.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.2.181) with SMTP id for ; Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:39:33 -0500 Message-ID: <003401bfb11f$57159d00$71b188ce@pavilion> From: "J. N. Cameron" To: "Lancair List" Subject: TSIO-550 for the ES? Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:37:50 -0500 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Now that the Columbia 300 seems destined to have a turbo option, and I've heard of one ES that's been converted to the TSIO and another builder planning the same, I'm wondering what the thoughts are amongst the LML folks about the wisdom of putting the TSIO in the ES? My rough calculations are that it would add about $25K to the total cost for about 20 or 25 kts more speed, plus the higher altitude capability. It also strikes me that it would put the experimental label in bold caps, since, so far as I know, there has not been any testing of the ES at the higher airspeeds or higher altitudes. The weight and balance would also become an issue, as the ES tends to be nose-heavy even with the IO-550-G2B engine installed. I've queried the tech staff at the Lancair works, and am waiting for a reply. I do know they fooled around with a turbo-normalized setup a couple of years ago, but dropped it for reasons that were never entirely clear. Opinions? Jim Cameron (ES #2 in progress) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>