X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:24:39 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2263107 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:49:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.46; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.97.246.237]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JMS009J7NSQ01L7@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:48:29 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:48:22 -0700 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] The Cirrus, the Farmers Daughter, and the BS X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <002501c7dee6$bf5e2150$650610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C7DEAC.125F86E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C7DEAC.125F86E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable They are not designed to lower the airplane at 1500 fpm, looking for a = steep slope in order to survive. The weight rating on those puppies is = that weight resulting in a 25 foot-per-second descent rate at an = altitude of 5000 feet. 25 feet per second is 1500 fpm. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C7DEAC.125F86E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

They are not designed to lower the airplane at 1500 fpm, = looking for a=20 steep slope in order to survive. The weight rating on those = puppies=20 is that weight resulting in a 25 foot-per-second descent rate at an = altitude of=20 5000 feet.

25 feet per second is 1500 = fpm.

Tom Gourley

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