X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:35:43 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm23-vm0.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com ([98.139.212.191] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with SMTP id 5635630 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:59:01 -0400 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.139.212.191; envelope-from=browncc1@verizon.net Received: from [98.139.212.152] by nm23.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Jul 2012 00:58:25 -0000 Received: from [68.142.200.227] by tm9.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Jul 2012 00:58:25 -0000 Received: from [66.94.237.103] by t8.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Jul 2012 00:58:25 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1008.access.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Jul 2012 00:58:25 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 779227.19587.bm@omp1008.access.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 36452 invoked from network); 3 Jul 2012 00:58:25 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: MJAt_TgVM1mTM3SV6dVifcnCyBzCAY5_0rz0qj_vHtRgQEx Kuck3.JaL.gpGg_ErqmXmo.KNjsm65ssitmCkjcGmX9psBYl50xLXACD.cAq 2xWwl9Nl9UqpY3po2czxUUjNl0IdHw5JqoJBCZzpj6pqwPDVZAEcEml.Td8N .pT9BEgSDrl21RBG8Nt93Xhqe7vqDO_wWexjwUavo1vJ4DRYWAaeg0x005qB p4EhH.A2X20dcn5rdBEvmOzU2oexvW2UUpNMDLu0dEumWOqrzQDfU0Ex2sQX 75YZgF8OhArWf7wGL2ttQwT0KgksarjatFQ5InXrXGMX04rl0NjXj4JDrjub REtECkHDzpRcfmxANKucZgfI9wxiJp_R8.tkx10pqCXVXhKZM.7pqV6rtgIk nMB5awx.qw4DxCIt0tCE93ocAt9_3HdMYq5eQKy1y3d24lL5r99r5uAQnonz a64NGsxAo8vL71TA9eU80vnnfwTV5UCr.4DxYViPaLBh6_QOmhiCKb7HqGdG vg9wKq6jWbf304ov0U6OVCP5afFm6BLWAgVRyX3JzHKLT2zhXC1B9_U3hR4z 9TMM- X-Yahoo-SMTP: F49l9g6swBC0R9n8vJIbm7Tf3P8Xlmia8rHIwTlO__Ml Received: from chass-imac-2.home (BrownCC1@72.64.105.53 with plain) by smtp104.vzn.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 02 Jul 2012 17:58:24 -0700 PDT Subject: Legacy long-range flight Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-14-45167689 From: Charles Brown In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 19:58:24 -0500 X-Original-Cc: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-Id: References: X-Original-To: ED MARTIN X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-14-45167689 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Ed, It was not a test -- and not max range. It was the first leg of a trip = up to Oregon Aero for upholstering. I stopped at Orange County and = Santa Rosa to give long-promised rides to friends. The record is still = available on Flightaware > N550KC. The trip from Grand Prairie to = Orange County is summarized below. Fuel use is based on gas pump = readings at each airport. You're right, I excluded the speed brake = pockets and got 74.4 gal total usable (as measured on ground; I haven't = run the tanks dry in flight like you have; but then I'm not planning on = crossing the Atlantic like you did!). I did not add any other tanks. = With 19.0 gallons left, I had plenty of reserve for an IFR alternate +45 = minutes. There was a 20kt tailwind for the first half of the trip and = mixed winds for the second half. Summary: 5:22 from liftoff to touchdown. 55.4g from top-off at GPM to top-off at SNA. Cruise fuel flow: 9.8 gph at 18.8" / 2300 / 12000 ft / 167 kias / 206 = ktas; I don't have ram air, that's wide-open throttle through an = ordinary K&N filter. Great-circle distance was 1047nm. Each new Center sector controller = gave me some re-routing so there was probably an extra 100+ nm flown. Note: All the dudes out there (not to name Clark Baker, for example) = who've really done it right and got all the low drag mods, have pity on = me; this airplane doesn't even have smooth paint on it yet. However, = recent micro work around the lower surface inspection panels, to make = them flush, appears to have given me a couple of knots. I saw two LNC2s taking off from Orange County at around 11:30 am -- nice = to see. I'm the ONLY Lancair at Grand Prairie and have to keep = explaining it's not a turboprop, it's not a Columbia, I don't fly the = pattern at 70 knots, ... Charlely Brown Legacy #299 140hr On Jun 30, 2012, at 9:13 AM, ED MARTIN wrote: Hi Charlie ! =20 I just noticed a lone Legacy enroute to California at 12000 = http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N550KC So I think this must be = your long range test with Max fuel. As I recall, you opted for the = additional gas and deleted the speedbrakes in your construction. What = is the fuel capacity per tank in each wing ? Do you have additional = fuel in another auxiliary tank somewhere ?? I would interested as = others in the results of your test. Good luck and have a safe flight. =20= =20 = Regards,=20 =20 = Ed N767EM=20 --Apple-Mail-14-45167689 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Great-circle = distance was 1047nm.  Each new Center sector controller gave me = some re-routing so there was probably an extra 100+ nm = flown.

Note:  All the dudes out there (not = to name Clark Baker, for example) who've really done it right and got = all the low drag mods, have pity on me; this airplane doesn't even have = smooth paint on it yet.  However, recent micro work around the = lower surface inspection panels, to make them flush, appears to have = given me a couple of knots.

I saw two LNC2s = taking off from Orange County at around 11:30 am -- nice to see. =  I'm the ONLY Lancair at Grand Prairie and have to keep explaining = it's not a turboprop, it's not a Columbia, I don't fly the pattern at 70 = knots, ...

Charlely Brown
Legacy #299 =  140hr


On Jun 30, 2012, at 9:13 = AM, ED MARTIN wrote:

    &= nbsp; Hi Charlie !
 
      I just noticed a lone Legacy = enroute to California at 12000  http://flightaware.com/= live/flight/N550KC      So I think this = must be your long range test with Max fuel.    As I = recall, you opted for the additional gas  and deleted the = speedbrakes in your construction.   What is the fuel capacity = per tank in each wing ?   Do you have additional fuel in = another auxiliary tank somewhere ??    I would interested = as others in the results of your test.   Good luck and have a = safe flight.  
 
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