Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #63050
From: Doug Lomheim <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Finn's RV-3 Performance?
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:27:01 +0100
To: Rotary Motors in Aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Finn:

Can you post some performance numbers from your RV-3?  

I restored a “3A” w/O-290”G” (alternative engine :) ); and I flew it for a year while putting 50 hrs. on it.  I routinely would cruise it at 2300-2350 rpm which equated to about 140-145 mph, and when leaned out the fuel burn would avg. 4.9-5.1 GPH, and it topped out at about 185 “mph" at 2,800 rpm.

I’m curious how yours performs w/ the 13B; and I imagine it will be much closer in performance to an O-320…

Thanks for any info.

Doug 
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