Dean,
At 30" MP and 5000 RPM a Europa is roughly a 125 Kt airplane at sea level.
To what do you attribute your amazing performance?
Garry Stout
914 Tri w/whirlwind prop & 450 hours.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Seitz" <daseitz@cfl.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 6:21 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Airmaster prop adjustment
>
> I'm going by the rotax chart that shows 75% power is 31" MP and 5000rpm
> and
> if I'm not mistaken 65% is 30" mp. I don't have the book with me right
> now.
> The 5000' is right off the altimeter set at the closest airport altimeter
> setting. Yesyerday we were at 6500' showing around 135 knots, to fly with
> a
> Piper Archer and the MP was back to approximately 28" at 5000rpm.
>
>
> Dean Seitz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Paul
> McAllister
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 5:58 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Airmaster prop adjustment
>
> <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
>
>
>> At 5000 ft I've been seeing 145 kts at 65% or less.
>
>> Dean Seitz
>> N284A Europa XS tri gear 914 Airmaster
>> 91 hrs so far
>
> Hi Dean,
>
> Can you tell me the MP @ RPM setting that you see that correlates to 65% ?
> Is the 5000' value you have derived after compensating for barometric
> pressure and temperature ?
>
> How are you verifying your speed, 3 or 4 axis runs, or some other method.
>
> Thanks, Paul
>
>
>
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