X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:39:40 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f175.google.com ([209.85.192.175] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6632386 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:26:48 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.192.175; envelope-from=puttco@gmail.com Received: by mail-pd0-f175.google.com with SMTP id w10so6091450pde.34 for ; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:26:12 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.66.147.9 with SMTP id tg9mr23683621pab.5.1386631572151; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:26:12 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [10.216.192.187] ([210.160.37.30]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id sg1sm20752701pbb.16.2013.12.09.15.26.09 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:26:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [LML] Gap Seals References: From: Richard Browne Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-DC700CE8-840E-4727-860C-439B5E97BC48 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11B554a) In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:26:04 +0900 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-DC700CE8-840E-4727-860C-439B5E97BC48 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Douglas I'll be very interested.=20 Richard On the go...=E2=9C=88 On 10 Dec 2013, at 07:10, "Douglas Brunner" w= rote: I have been interested in how much extra speed I can get out of my Legacy us= ing gap seals and other similar aerodynamic =E2=80=9Ctricks=E2=80=9D. =20 Today I ran the plane in the =E2=80=9CBefore=E2=80=9D condition. Tomorrow, I= intend to put on gap seals and change out my cowl rings to a more aerodynam= ic pair. =20 Here is today=E2=80=99s result: =20 Legacy Speed Test =E2=80=93 N241DB Heading Ground Speed Date 12/9/13 30 252 Alt 8,000 ft OAT 63 Deg. F 300 232 RPM 2,600 MAP 23.3 inches 210 221 Fuel Flow 18.5 GPH Peak EGT 1,275 Deg. F 120 242 EGT 1,175 Deg. F 236.75 kts =20 Any bets on the improvement with gap seals, etc? I am guessing 4 knots. =20 D. Brunner N241DB 700 hrs= --Apple-Mail-DC700CE8-840E-4727-860C-439B5E97BC48 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Douglas

I'= ll be very interested.

Richard

O= n the go...=E2=9C=88

On 10 Dec 2013, at 07:10, "Dougla= s Brunner" <douglasbrunne= r@earthlink.net> wrote:

I have been intereste= d in how much extra speed I can get out of my Legacy using gap seals and oth= er similar aerodynamic =E2=80=9Ctricks=E2=80=9D.

Today I ran the plane in the =E2= =80=9CBefore=E2=80=9D condition. Tomorrow, I intend to put on gap seal= s and change out my cowl rings to a more aerodynamic pair.=

Here is today=E2=80=99= s result:

Ground S= peed

300

Any bets on the impr= ovement with gap seals, etc? I am guessing 4 knots.<= /p>

D. Brunner

N241DB 700 hrs

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<= p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center">30=		252		Alt	8,000	ft
					OAT	63	Deg. F
		232<= /o:p>		RPM	2,600
	<= /td>			MAP	23.3	inches
	210		221<= /span>		Fuel Flow	18.5	GPH
					Peak EGT	1,275<= /span>	Deg. F
	120		242		EGT	1,175	Deg. F
	<= /td>
			236.75=	kts
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