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Re: Realalistic airspeeds

Subject: Re: Realalistic airspeeds
From: Shaun Simpkins <shauns@hevanet.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 07:01:26
A couple of numbers:

Bob Jacobsen's 912S / Airmaster / Warp Drive XS Monowheel has been clocked
at 178MPH at 3000',
if my recollection of Bob's recent e-mail is correct.  Was that 100% cruise
or takeoff power?

Dennis Vories claims that his rather special intercooled 914 / Whirlwind
equipped XS monowheel
does 220MPH @ 18,000' (probably the 5 minute max power limit), 200MPH @
100%, and 185MPH @ 75%.
No mention of whether this is TAS, GPS, or what.

These aren't tri-gear numbers, but are reasonably consistent.  They would
imply a similarly equipped trigear speed of about
160mph full out at low altitude.

Shaun

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Graves" <larry@aircraftersllc.com>
Subject: Re: Realalistic airspeeds


> Although not a tri-gear, nor turbocharged, there is an excellent
performance
> evaluation of Kim Prout's Europa Classic at the following URL, requiring
> Adobe Acrobat to open and read:
>
> http://www.cafefoundation.org/aprs/Europa%20APR.pdf
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Larry Graves
> AirCrafters Builder Assistance Center
> 140 Aviation Way, Watsonville, CA 95076
> Tel: 831-722-9141 Fax: 831-722-9142
> Website: www.AirCraftersLLC.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karp" <karp@montrose.net>
> Subject: Realalistic airspeeds
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
> I am an experienced pilot who lives in the SW part of the United States.
> I am very seriously looking at either Building or buying a completed
Europa.
> I am leaning towards the tri gear configuration.
> I would prefer to use the turbo 914 version from Rotax, being that most of
> my flying would be around the mountains in the SW part of the US.
>
> If anyone on this list could give me some actual Airspeed and fuel
> consumption numbers, other then the factory printed information, it would
be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Stan
>
>



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