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I was thinking that one of these beauties in my
360 would be a lot of fun.
(I fly for fun mostly) Say about 6
lbs per HP.
I expect CG issues could be controlled with a
long engine mount, Hartzell up front and everything heavy on the
firewall.
Is this turbine compensated for altitude? I
know that some turbines intended for helicopters are not and get no better fuel
consumption up high than down low. A turbo Bonanza I got a ride in was
like that. - 35 GPH everywhere.
Mark Ravinski
360 1536 hrs
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:58 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: New Turbine Engine
Despite my earlier criticisms, I can imagine a niche where this
engine might (and I emphasize might) shine.
Looking at the twin engine
Velocity rolled out at this years' air show, imagining two of these tiny engines
with appropriate tin nacelles; and further imagining said Velocity pressurized
for 10,000' cabin altitude at 35,000'...
Maximum hp available up there
from both engines would be around 120hp - enough for a brisk but not amazing
indicated airspeed bus with a 70 knot true bonus for thinner air @ 2 knotts /
1,000' SWAG. Climb would be brisk with 480hp at takeoff, so you needn't
spend too much time in the "oh my god were bleeding fuel!" altitudes. With
no cooling drag, you might see 250 knots TAS for roughly 16gph - which is not
altogether unreasonable for that speed - and the light weight would help you get
up there in a hurry. At 16gph with the tankage in a Velocity you could
travel a good long way.
Bill
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