Hi Greg,
We have been flying over 7 years, but only about one year since
installing the mixture control. My partner, Dave DeFord did most of
the testing, so he knows the specifics better than I do. As I recall,
we can reduce fuel flow 5+%, at altitudes of 8000-10000 feet. It
doesn't work well at full throttle, because it requires a pressure
difference across the carb butterfly to work. This means it is less
effective at very high altitudes where you would need full throttle to
get to cruise power.
The device we used is the Green Sky HACman mixture control system, see
their URL at;
http://www.greenskyadventures.com/bing/HACmandetails.htm
regards,
Terry Seaver
A135/N135TD
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Greg Fuchs
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:06 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Mixture control
Terry,
I like the idea of compensating the Bing carbs which would tend to run
rich at high altitudes, anyway.
Are you flying yet? Ie: Have you flown this arrangement, to see how well
it worked, or how much fuel was being saved?
Thanks in advance,
Greg Fuchs, A050
Hi Remi,
We are members of the Experimental Aircraft Association who have
built an 'experimental aircraft'. As such, among other things not
included in our standard kit, we have installed a mixture control on our
912S ..........snip....
regards,
Terry Seaver
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