X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.241.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2467655 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:36:35 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.44; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20071112153556.FOEP18714.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:35:56 -0500 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.143.193]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id Brbv1Y00D4AaN600000000; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:35:55 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel burn Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:36:09 -0800 Message-ID: <001001c82541$c0212a00$6401a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0011_01C824FE.B1FDEA00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C824FE.B1FDEA00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Al, Do you have a c/s or an in-flight adjustable prop? If so, what settings were you using at the time? Mark S. Fixed pitch Catto 3-blade: 66 x 80. Al On 11/11/07, Al Gietzen wrote: I've finally got the EM2 fuel burn pretty well calibrated, and took note of some readings today. At 7500 ft I was cruisin' at 200 mph (TAS) at 20.7 mpg, 9.6 gph (average of two readings). MAP at about 17.2 . One reading at 8500, same speed, of 21.2 mpg. This 20B is better on fuel than I expected; I like it! Al ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C824FE.B1FDEA00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

Al,

Do you have a c/s or an in-flight adjustable prop?  If so, what settings were you using at the time?  =

 

Mark S.

Fixed pitch Catto 3-blade: 66 x = 80.

 

Al

 

On = 11/11/07, Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net> wrote:

I've finally got the EM2 fuel burn pretty = well calibrated, and took note of some readings today.

 

At 7500 ft I was cruisin' at 200 mph (TAS) = at 20.7 mpg, 9.6 gph (average of two readings). MAP at about 17.2 . One reading = at 8500, same speed, of 21.2 mpg.  This 20B is better on fuel than I expected; I like it!

 

Al

 

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