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On 8/27/07, Russell Duffy <rusty@radrotary.com> wrote:
After a year and a half of deployment and assorted upgrades, my RV-6
finally got back in the skys. And she did great.
Hi
Dave,
Great to
hear that you're back in the sky where you belong. Sounds like plenty
of cooling is available for boost, so how much are you planning to
run?
Rusty
Thats a good question Rusty. I'm kinda curious about that myself. The last think I want to do is spend a lot of time rebuilding engines. My goal for now is to get some trouble free hours under my belt so I don't think I will push it too hard. I am thinking low 30's for short periods and about 30" continuous. I can carry that up high and still post some big speed numbers.
Of course, that is what I say now, sitting here at my desk.. (best laid plans an all). First time I get out around the SoCal RV's and some suggests a little race... well, I probably won't be able to hold back. I am guessing it will take about 35" at 7000' and maybe 40" at sea level to have the fastest RV on the block... I suppose she can handle that for a few minutes :-)
Then all I will hear about is my fuel burn... sigh. One of the guys, Dan Checkoway,
www.RVproject.com
(awesome web site, builder, pilot, and all around guy), is posting some amazing economy with his dual lighspeed and EFI IO-360. In the neighborhood of 28mpg at 180 KTAS!!!
I cant touch that.
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David Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net
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