X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:13:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailgate.tru.ca ([192.146.156.111] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5163939 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:51:04 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=192.146.156.111; envelope-from=DBaleshta@tru.ca Received: from mailgate.tru.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mailgate (Postfix) with SMTP id 015D8324534 for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:50:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Groupwise4.tru.ca (groupwise4.tru.ca [192.146.156.118]) by mailgate.tru.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DDC73243DA for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:50:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from TRUDOM4-MTA by Groupwise4.tru.ca with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:50:28 -0700 X-Original-Message-Id: <4E9FFCE8.AD08.00B3.0@tru.ca> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 7.0.4 X-Original-Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:50:17 -0700 From: "Doug Baleshta" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Fuel Flow test Etc References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=__Part90BF7349.0__=" X-PMX-Version: 5.5.5.374460, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.1.369594, Antispam-Data: 2011.10.20.173315 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIIII, Probability=8%, Report=' HTML_NO_HTTP 0.1, SUPERLONG_LINE 0.05, BODYTEXTH_SIZE_10000_LESS 0, BODYTEXTP_SIZE_3000_LESS 0, BODY_SIZE_2000_2999 0, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0, BODY_SIZE_7000_LESS 0, DATE_TZ_NA 0, NO_URI_FOUND 0, __C230066_P2 0, __CT 0, __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART_ALT 0, __HAS_HTML 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __MIME_HTML 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __TAG_EXISTS_HTML 0, __TO_MALFORMED_2 0' This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=__Part90BF7349.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am getting close to getting my final inspection .... I hope. One of the = tests I need to perform is the fuel flow test. One is supposed to tilt the plane at the maximum angle of climb plus 5 = degrees and determine two things: that your flow is at least .5 lbs x hp/hr and what your useable fuel is at = this angle. What angle have folks used? I did a rough trig calc based on 80 knots and = 2500 ft/min and got around 20 degrees plus the 5 degrees. Is this = reasonable? 2nd question. I've getting conflicting opinions as to where I need to = disconnect the fuel line to do the test. Some say to disconnect just = before the Fuel Server (IO 360) and some say it should be just before the = spider distribution valve at the top. I'm getting over 45 gallons per = hour before the servo but only 5 gals per hour before the spider with full = throttle and the mixture full forward. =20 Thanks Doug =20 =20 --=__Part90BF7349.0__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML

I am getting close to getting my final inspection .... I hope. = One of the tests I need to perform is the fuel flow test.

One is supposed to tilt the plane at the maximum angle of climb plus = 5 degrees and determine two things:

that your flow is at least .5 lbs x hp/hr and what your useable fuel = is at this angle.

What angle have folks used? I did a rough trig calc based on 80 = knots and 2500 ft/min and got around 20 degrees plus the 5 degrees.&n= bsp; Is this reasonable?

2nd question. I've getting conflicting opinions as to where I = need to disconnect the fuel line to do the test. Some say to = disconnect just before the Fuel Server (IO 360) and some say it should be = just before the spider distribution valve at the top. I'm = getting over 45 gallons per hour before the servo but only 5 gals per hour = before the spider with full throttle and the mixture full forward.

Thanks

Doug

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