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This is where the numbers ended up this
morning.
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Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:21 AM
Subject: [TailwindForum] First Flight
First off a GREAT BIG THANKS!! to all the Tailwind
drivers who took me for flights and let me handle the controls. This
morning the conditions were near perfect, so a moment of solitude with the
maker, I climbed in and said, self this is the moment of truth. First
flight in a Tailwind was with Brian Alley at Urbana, 2001, and my much
younger mind which absorbed the pattern and final approach like a sponge and
even today it was like it happened yesterday. Malcolm and BobD in
different flights, gave me lots of pointers, there was a joke at one time that I
had more time in Tailwinds than some of the owners.
I do need a 2.5 to 1 redrive, as the engine needs
to turn faster to develop the hp. I need to get the engine up to 6200 rpm
to develop over 200 hp, but for now I'm really happy. It is very
stable, controls are very sensitive compared to the Colt. With 4 notches
of flaps the approach was too hot at 85, but on the uphill grass runway the roll
out was about 500 feet
estimated
hp 135 - 145
engine
rpm 5600
prop
rpm
2800
speed
163
MAP 28.5
OAT
76
PF
ample
water
temp
190
oil
temp
190 I think my muffler is blocking the cowl outlet to some
extent
fuel
press 42
exhaust temp
1600
I will be sawing half the brake pedals off, as it
is too hard to taxi with the rudder with out riding the brakes. It doesn't
want to lift off well with the wheels sliding down the runway.
Farmer John
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