Another question. Where do you get the level flight setting for a weight and balance calculation. I am going to do my initial wt and Bal. so I can decide if I can put my battery in the Header tank area. The sliders for the sliding canopy is on the top of the boat section and looks good for a level perspective. Will this work. la...@lebanair.com
-----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Mark Langford Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 4:32 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Corvair performance Larry Knox wrote: > ...can anyone give > me a fairly accurate fuel burn at 75% on a Corvair that is a 110 HP > version > that is supposed to have been set up for 120 Horse power. It'll burn about 7 gal/hr on takeoff or otherwise wide open, and with reasonable throttle setting and leaning will drop to around 3.5 gal/hr cruise. The efficiency of the plane determines how fast you'll be going in cruise, but 130 mph is a pretty safe bet. Mine will do 160 mph true airspeed burning 3.8 gallons or so, if that's a clue. 10.5 gallons per side is a pretty nice number. I only carry 15.5 gal total, and I can make over 500 miles if I'm not in a big hurry and throttle back a tad. For a lot more info on the performance of a KR running a Corvair (both 2700cc and 3100cc) see http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/performance/ . That first chart stinks because it was made on first flights where the EIS was all "jiggly", so I need to replace that and generally update that whole page, but there's some pretty solid info on that page... Mark Langford n5...@hiwaay.net website www.n56ml.com _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
