Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #27384
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend / economy test
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:36:36 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Tracy Crook wrote:

At 9.5 GPH and 100 MPH I was climbing at 1500 fpm and getting 10.5 MPG.  It took 40 seconds to climb 1000 feet.   Hmmm, I thought,  what is the average MPG if I get 10.5 MPG for 40 seconds and 55 MPG for the next 5 minutes?   I think the answer is around 48 MPG but that seems to be too good to be true.  Seems like some one would have used this technique long ago if it would give a 60% increase in fuel economy.  The error in the EM2 fuel flow readout may be higher at this low flow but nothing like 60%.  Any math majors out there see a flaw in my math or logic?   Or maybe I was in a giant thermal at the time?  I repeated the test twice so I don't think so.
 


Were you decending at 100mph?  If not, then it is an apples and oranges comparison, isn't it?

You went 1.1 miles at 10.5mpg, using .105 gallons.
Assuming a decent speed of 100mph, you went 8.3 miles at 48mpg, burning up .174 gallons.
In the total 9.4 miles, you used .279 gallons, for 33.7mpg.

Does that sound closer to reality?

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