Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 16:06:59 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailnw.centurytel.net ([209.206.160.237] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.1) with ESMTP id 1862470 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 15:41:32 -0500 Received: from c656256a (pppoe1535.gh.centurytel.net [64.91.50.49]) by mailnw.centurytel.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with SMTP id gADKfVbl012073 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 12:41:32 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Message-ID: <001501c28b4d$51f5c880$0100a8c0@mshome.net> From: "Robert Smiley" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Flying the Lancair LNC2, Gliding in a Brick with a Constant Speed Prop X-Original-Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 12:46:11 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C28B12.A4FFE0A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C28B12.A4FFE0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Did the same exercise with Doug Weeldryer. Also note the nose pitch up = attitude is about 5 degrees higher with coarse pitch and wheels up at = 110 kts. Also note the 500fpm @ 110 kts is a glide ratio of about = 22/1. At 700fpm the Glide ratio is 16/1. Try that in a spam can or = Witchita wagon. you get about 7/1. SSSSOOOOOO. if you are 7000 agl you = can glide 10 minutes at 700fpm or about 13 miles. Not to shabby. Bob Smiley N94RJ ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C28B12.A4FFE0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Did the same exercise with Doug = Weeldryer. =20 Also note the nose pitch up attitude is about 5 degrees higher with = coarse pitch=20 and wheels up at 110 kts.  Also note the 500fpm @  110 kts is = a glide=20 ratio of about 22/1. At 700fpm the Glide ratio is 16/1.  Try that = in a spam=20 can or Witchita wagon.  you get about 7/1.  SSSSOOOOOO. if you = are=20 7000 agl you can glide 10 minutes at 700fpm or about 13 miles.  Not = to=20 shabby.
 
Bob Smiley
N94RJ
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