Yes, a 2700cc Corvair.
Jeff Lange
On Jun 19, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Oscar Zuniga wrote:
> What engine is on the airplane? With those RPMs, it sounds like it's a
> Corvair.
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What engine is on the airplane? With those RPMs, it sounds like it's a Corvair.
Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Larry,
The incidence and washout are identical to yours. Weight during the flight was
about 920lbs.
I flew it again tonight in smooth air. I went WOT at 3k ft. for about 60
seconds and was indicating 173 before an egt warning flashed at me. The motor
was spinning 3600rpms.
When I got on th
At 02:22 PM 6/18/2013, you wrote:
>The only thing I am having a hard time getting used to is the sight
>picture over the nose in cruise. It seems really high to me.
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What incidence was the wing built to?
At 02:22 PM 6/18/2013, you wrote:
>I shoot for 75-80 over the numbers. It settled in nice for a
>slightly tail low wheel landing. I kept the tail up for as long as I
>could, which seemed like forever, but I was not braking either.
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It was windy with no shortage of gusts today, but I took it up for a lunch time
flight.
A few details and observations:
The Cloudcars 54x54 prop is a great fit for this plane. Turns 3150 static,
climbed at 1k feet/min with the power pulled back to 25", 21" MAP and 3000rpms
gave me a cruise o
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