X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:38:31 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ve0-f175.google.com ([209.85.128.175] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6647555 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:06:20 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.128.175; envelope-from=bandbwhittier@gmail.com Received: by mail-ve0-f175.google.com with SMTP id jx11so1691777veb.6 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:05:44 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.100.197 with SMTP id fa5mr233392veb.24.1387569944076; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:05:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.58.253.131 with HTTP; Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:05:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:05:44 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: First Flight Legacy N447E From: Bucky Whittier X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0115f0449e295204edfccdd2 --089e0115f0449e295204edfccdd2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations Mark & Leslie! Your efforts in building are now rewarding you in great fast flying airplane. Now!, I will be the one trying to keep up going to breakfast. Bucky Whittier 360BB On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Valin & Allyson Thorn < thorn@starflight.aero> wrote: > Congratulations Mark & Leslie! You, and everyone on the LML, inspire us > to keep building no matter how long it takes=85 > > > > Valin & Allyson Thorn > > Legacy Project > > Boulder, Colorado > > > > > > *From:* Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] *On Behalf Of > *Dennis Johnson > *Sent:* Friday, December 20, 2013 9:45 AM > *To:* lml@lancaironline.net > *Subject:* [LML] First Flight Legacy N447E > > > > Posted for Mark and Leslie Summers: > > > > I would like to report the successful first flight of our Lancair Legacy. > After an enjoyable 5 years of building, L2K-327 soared into the air from > KTRK Runway 11 on December 10th, 2013 with Scott Alair in Race #77 flying > chase. Leslie and I had been preparing for this day since we left > Lancair=92s facility in late September 2008 with the Legacy shoehorned in= to a > Ryder Truck for the trip home. I elected to fly the first flight and > began preparing years before with many hours on my flight simulator, the > required complex/high performance endorsements and more than 10 hours > flying Race #77 with Scott. The Legacy is everything I imagined and then > some. > > With every flight I get more comfortable and proficient piloting this > =93rocket ship=94, presently constrained to within 100nm radius of KTRK d= uring > Phase I. On my first low altitude flight to break-in the new engine, I > strained my eyes to find Oakdale airport hidden in the clutter of > California=92s San Joaquin Valley. My focus returned to the small ASI > located just under the glare shield; it was pegged! Subsequent analysis > of calibrated EFIS data revealed that I was cruising at 254kts TAS on 90% > power, level at 4500ft ASL. The Teledyne Continental Motors > representative had recommended that =93I fly it like I stole it=94 =96 ro= ger > wilco. > > While building, I watched the LML for any data about a completed Legacy t= o > compare with our projected numbers. Our configuration is: > > IO 550N/Hartzell 3 blade/dual alternator/single battery/glass panel/two > axis autopilot/oxygen/spoilers > > Here is how it finally came out: > > Empty weight of 1971lbs (8 qts of oil, and 1 gal of unusable fuel, no > paint or interior yet) > > Empty CG at 84.7in > > > > Only a few significant squawks to report after the first flight: low max > fuel flow (25gph) and low max rpm (2670rpm) were adjusted to 29gph, 2700r= pm. > Garmin GNS430W would not hold satellite lock until I added a small > aluminum ground plane (5x7 inches) to the antenna located under the > glare-shield. I observed two small witness marks indicating slight > contact between the oil sump and nose gear over-center linkage when gear > was retraced in flight. This was solved with a hammer (not as brutal as > it sounds). The roll trim tab needed to be adjusted for hands off flight > in the solo pilot configuration. I also cleared a few hard contact > points between the baffling and the cowling which significantly reduced > vibration in the cockpit. Of particular interest was the performance of > the canopy seal. I attached the passive seal included in the kit, to the > canopy instead of the fuselage with the =93V=94 up and it does not leak > anywhere. > > Our local Lancair community provided encouragement and answers to many of > our questions during construction and initial flight testing. We would > like thank Bucky Whittier, Steve Richard, Dennis Johnson, Jim Coelho, > Steve and Claudette Colwell and especially Scott Alair who was extremely > generous with his time, experience and beautiful aircraft, Obsession Race > #77. > > Tailwinds, > > Mark & Leslie Summers > > Experimental N447E > > 6.7 hours total time > --089e0115f0449e295204edfccdd2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congratulations Mark & Leslie! Your efforts in buildin= g are now rewarding you in great fast flying airplane. Now!, I will be the = one trying to keep up going to breakfast.
Bucky Whittier
360B= B


On Fri,= Dec 20, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Valin & Allyson Thorn <= thorn@starflight= .aero> wrote:

Congratulations Mark & Leslie!=A0 You, a= nd everyone on the LML, inspire us to keep building no matter how long it t= akes=85

=A0<= /span>

Valin &a= mp; Allyson Thorn

Legacy Project<= /u>

Boulder, Colorado

=A0<= /span>

= =A0

From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dennis = Johnson
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 9:45 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
<= b>Subject: [LML] First Flight Legacy N447E

=A0

Posted for Mark and Leslie Summers:<= u>

=A0<= /span>

I would like t= o report the successful first flight of our Lancair Legacy.=A0 After an enjoyable 5 years of building, L2K-327 soared into the air from K= TRK Runway 11 on December 10th, 2013 with Scott Alair in Race #7= 7 flying chase.=A0 Leslie and I had been preparing for this da= y since we left Lancair=92s facility in late September 2008 with the Legacy= shoehorned into a Ryder Truck for the trip home.=A0 I elected= to fly the first flight and began preparing years before with many hours o= n my flight simulator, the required complex/high performance endorsements a= nd more than 10 hours flying Race #77 with Scott.=A0 The Legac= y is everything I imagined and then some.

With every flight I get m= ore comfortable and proficient piloting this =93rocket ship=94, presently c= onstrained to within 100nm radius of KTRK during Phase I.=A0=A0 On my first low altitude flight to break-in the new engine, I strained my= eyes to find Oakdale airport hidden in the clutter of California=92s San J= oaquin Valley.=A0 My focus returned to the small ASI located j= ust under the glare shield; it was pegged!=A0 Subsequent analy= sis of calibrated EFIS data revealed that I was cruising at 254kts TAS on 9= 0% power, level at 4500ft ASL.=A0 The Teledyne Continental Mot= ors representative had recommended that =93I fly it like I stole it=94 =96 = roger wilco.

While building, I watched the LML for any data about a c= ompleted Legacy to compare with our projected numbers.=A0 Our = configuration is:

IO 550N/Hartzell 3 blade/dual alternator/single battery/= glass panel/two axis autopilot/oxygen/spoilers

Here= is how it finally came out:

Emp= ty weight of 1971lbs (8 qts of oil, and 1 gal of unusable fuel, no paint or= interior yet)

Empty CG at 84.7in

=A0

Only= a few significant squawks to report after the first flight: low max fuel f= low (25gph) and low max rpm (2670rpm) were adjusted to 29gph, 2700rpm.=A0 Garmin GNS430W would not hold satellite lock until I added a sm= all aluminum ground plane (5x7 inches) to the antenna located under the gla= re-shield.=A0 I observed two small witness marks indicating sl= ight contact between the oil sump and nose gear over-center linkage when ge= ar was retraced in flight.=A0 This was solved with a hammer (n= ot as brutal as it sounds).=A0 The roll trim tab needed to be = adjusted for hands off flight in the solo pilot configuration.=A0 I also cleared a few hard contact points between the baffling and the c= owling which significantly reduced vibration in the cockpit.=A0 Of particular interest was the performance of the canopy seal.=A0 <= /span>I attached the passive seal included in the kit, to the canopy instea= d of the fuselage with the =93V=94 up and it does not leak anywhere.=

Our local Lancair communi= ty provided encouragement and answers to many of our questions during const= ruction and initial flight testing.=A0 We would like thank Buc= ky Whittier, Steve Richard, Dennis Johnson, Jim Coelho, Steve = and Claudette Colwell and especially Scott Alair who was extremely generous= with his time, experience and beautiful aircraft, Obsession Race #77.

Tailwinds,

Ma= rk & Leslie Summers

Experimental N447E

6.7 hours total time


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