X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:32:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173025pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.25] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTP id 6345229 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:10:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.25; envelope-from=skipslater@verizon.net Received: from SkipPC ([unknown] [74.111.221.50]) by vms173025.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MOU00KCPNCESM70@vms173025.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:09:51 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: <447EDF13F6AD49A68AB849AC830C317B@SkipPC> From: "Skip Slater" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-reply-to: Subject: Re: [LML] Power for ES X-Original-Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:09:15 -0700 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0041_01CE6FE0.924B9F30" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01CE6FE0.924B9F30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, I don't know a lot about the DeltaHawk engine, but I think you may = come to regret only putting a 200 hp engine in an ES. Yes it'll fly, = but takeoff, climb and cruise numbers will be significantly lower. = There's a reason the Cont IO-360 powered ES didn't last very long. Most flying ES's have between 300 and 350 hp engines and I don't = think you'll find any of their owners out there wishing they had that = much less power. It's like the difference between a Cirrus SR-20 and = SR-22 - completely different class of performance. I've heard DeltaHawk = is working on a 300 hp engine. Since you have some time before you'll = be buying a power plant for your kit, I'd recommend you wait and see if = that one is ready in time and focus on it. In the meantime, I'd do some = homework by contacting anyone with a IO-360 powered ES, asking their = thoughts and seeing if you can fly in one. Then compare that to a 550 = powered model. From my standpoint, there's no comparison. My .02, Skip Slater N540ES ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01CE6FE0.924B9F30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed,
   I don't know a = lot about the=20 DeltaHawk engine, but I think you may come to regret only putting a 200 = hp=20 engine in an ES.  Yes it'll fly, but takeoff, climb and cruise = numbers will=20 be significantly lower.  There's a reason the Cont IO-360 powered = ES didn't=20 last very long.
   Most flying ES's=20 have between 300 and 350 hp engines and I don't think you'll = find any=20 of their owners out there wishing they had that much less power.  = It's like=20 the difference between a Cirrus SR-20 and SR-22 - completely = different=20 class of performance.  I've heard DeltaHawk is working on a 300 hp=20 engine.  Since you have some time before you'll be buying a power = plant for=20 your kit, I'd recommend you wait and see if that one is ready in = time and=20 focus on it.  In the meantime, I'd do some homework by = contacting=20 anyone with a IO-360 powered ES, asking their thoughts and = seeing if=20 you can fly in one.  Then compare that to a 550 powered = model.  From=20 my standpoint, there's no comparison.
   My .02,
   Skip Slater
   = N540ES
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