Griff Picket wrote:
For those who have a larger-than-VW engine, what total capacity
do you think is enough?
Griff,
Define "larger-than-VW" engine. Don't you
have a Revmaster on your KR2? It's pretty close to the same
displacement as the VW on N891JF, and I can tell you that it
burns something like 3.3 gallons an hour, in part due to the
very efficient Ellison carb. Worst case would be 4 GPH, unless
you are crazy enough to run it wide open for several hours at a
time, and even then, you probably wouldn't exceed 5GPH. At
least that's my experience. Others may have different opinions,
but that's mine. N891JF has a 14.5 gallon tank on it, and
that's plenty to get me where ever my back and bladder can
handle.
Given the price of 100LL and 87 octane auto
fuel, I don't fly anywhere wide open.....I just leave a little
earlier to get there at the appointed time (usually for lunch
with other KR fliers).
Having said all this, I put two 8 wing
gallon tanks in N56ML. I later added another one in the
outboard right wing, just so I could fly back non-stop from
OSH. Once I get up to 10,500', it's a hassle to come back down
and climb back up again.
Mark Langford
m...@n56ml.com
http://www.n56ml.com
Huntsville, AL
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