Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.57] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 574510 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:20:33 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.169.57; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:20:01 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.97.195 by BAY3-DAV27.phx.gbl with DAV; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:19:16 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.54.97.195] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: George Graham glide update Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:16:36 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4E6AF.476D7EC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0009.2900 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:16:36 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Dec 2004 21:20:01.0699 (UTC) FILETIME=[AA8EBF30:01C4E6D9] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4E6AF.476D7EC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Happened 2 days ago. I agree that this is optimistic on glide ratio. = The starting point and altitude fix were done under the heat of handling = the power failure. The end point was based on an estimate of how far = the landing was from Leesburg airport. The glide ratio could have been = anywhere between 15 and 25 depending on how close these estimates were = and wind speed & direction. Not bad even if it were at the low end of = this range. My RV-4 is only about 10 : 1 glide ratio with engine out. Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Perry Mick=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: George Graham glide update 20 miles from 5000 feet. That is 105600 ft / 5000 ft, or a glide ratio of 21.12 to 1. That's a = little=20 difficult to believe. I think the LEZ has a published glide ratio of 13 to 1, but I still = assume=20 10 to 1 in an actual engine out condition. He must have had a good = tailwind=20 or maybe some thermal activity? Is this something that happened long ago or recently? >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: = http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C4E6AF.476D7EC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Happened 2 days ago. I agree that this is optimistic on glide = ratio. The starting point and altitude fix were done = under the=20 heat of handling the power failure. The end point was based = on an=20 estimate of how far the landing was from Leesburg airport. = The glide=20 ratio could have been anywhere between 15 and 25 depending on how close = these=20 estimates were and wind speed & direction. Not bad even if it = were at=20 the low end of this range. My RV-4 is only about 10 : 1 glide = ratio with=20 engine out.

Tracy

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From: Perry Mick

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 = 3:31=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: George = Graham=20 glide update

20 miles from 5000 feet.
That is 105600 ft / 5000 = ft, or a=20 glide ratio of 21.12 to 1. That's a little
difficult to = believe.
I=20 think the LEZ has a published glide ratio of 13 to 1, but I still = assume=20
10 to 1 in an actual engine out condition. He must have had a good = tailwind
or maybe some thermal activity?

Is this something = that=20 happened long ago or recently?

>> Homepage: = http://www.flyrotary.com/
>&= gt; =20 Archive: http://lancai= ronline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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