X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:29:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from raven.ravenwebhosting.com ([72.9.254.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTPS id 4371033 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:48:42 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=72.9.254.67; envelope-from=paul@tbm700.com Received: from 208.36.91.184.cfl.res.rr.com ([184.91.36.208]:58973 helo=[192.168.1.105]) by raven.ravenwebhosting.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OSGkp-0005Tz-DH for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:48:07 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2/320 Cruise Speed From: paul miller In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:48:03 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - raven.ravenwebhosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tbm700.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Doug: (hi) where do you go LOP in the io-500? Just in cruise? Paul On 2010-06-25, at 4:48 PM, Douglas Brunner wrote: > The "GAMI boys" have a phrase for it: >=20 > "3 knots for 3 gallons" >=20 > Sounds like a good deal to me. I always fly lean of peak in cruise. >=20 > D. Brunner > WOTLOPSOP >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Lorn > H Olsen > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 2:00 PM > To: lml@lancaironline.net > Subject: [LML] LNC2/320 Cruise Speed >=20 > 06/22/10 I was flying from Detroit to Ft Lauderdale at 11,000. With = nothing > else to do, I thought that I would take a few measurements. >=20 > Condition LOP Lo ROP Hi > --------- -------- --------- > 11,000 IA 2,350RPM 2,700 RPM > 13,000 DA 19.3"MP 19.8"MP > 30.08 "Hg 6.0 GPH 8.6 GPH > 12=B0C temp 139 kts IAS 152 kts IAS > 35=B0F dewpt? 168 kts TAS 183 kts TAS > 1,670 lbs >=20 > For a 43% increase in fuel, a 9% increase in airspeed doesn't sound = like > much. However, 183 kts airspeed at 13,000 ft density altitude, no = matter how > you do it, is great. >=20 > The LOP reading at .435 BSFC comes out to HP =3D 36 * 6 * .435 =3D = 94.0 HP or > 94.0 / 160 =3D 59% power. >=20 > Comments appreciated. >=20 > Lorn >=20 > -- > Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, ASMEL, ASES, Comm, Inst > DynaComm, Corp., 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.us > LNC2, FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,700 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan >=20 >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html >=20 >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html