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OK Doug,
Here is one for you. Yesterday we had the first semi-annual Sharpie 500 RV race. It was a blast, with a lot good times and trash talking. But mostly it was a relaxing cooperative atmosphere. My fixed pitch rotary RV-6 held its own with its over-pitched 3-blade prop against 180hp and 200hp RV's all with constant speed props.
The results are posted at the bottom of the page:
http://rvproject.com/race.html
Two of the planes were not going for speed, but best economy. The two fastest were tandem aircraft with a significant advantage there. Two guys were running rich of peak (rivet and Eddie). I was running at best power.
If the overall speeds seem a little low compared to other race results its because 1) we were all mostly doing something in improve efficiency a little (for example, I climbed to 8.5k) 2) there was a 35kt quartering cross wind 3) It was very bumpy 4)terrain required a climb to at least 5.5k to just squeak over the ridge. So don't be fooled, those are some very fast planes. I was seeing true air speeds in excess of 190 kts most of the way back. Dan Checkoways plane in particular is an aberration.
Good times. Keep building, its worth it.
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David Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net
On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 8:47 AM, < DLOMHEIM@aol.com> wrote:
I for one would love to read about some flying experiences some of you guys
are having of late...weather is improving so I'd hope there were a few of
you making rotary noise out there somewhere!!!???
Reading about how your engine and supporting systems are performing and the
little challenges you are overcoming is a real motivator for me (and others?) to
get back out there and make some progress on my (our) project(s),
especially when I (we) start feeling overwhelmed by the daily routine
of job, yard work, house projects, etc, etc, etc.
So how about throwing us "a bone" once in a while?
Blue Skies!
Doug Lomheim
OK City, OK
RV-9A, FWF
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