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1. 08:19 AM - Re: Glasair-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 05/28/07 (John Markey)
2. 08:52 AM - Re: Re: Glasair-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 05/28/07 (Craymondw@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: Glasair-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 05/28/07 |
My friend at GYY has a G I retractable with 210 hp and variable pitch, and his
tops out at over 210 mph versus my GII , fixed, tricycle, 160 hp IO320 going around
170-185 mph.
He also has a much more difficult and expensive annual conditional inspection
and burns considerable more gas per moment of fun [mpf]. On the other hand, his
plane is IFR able and much quicker to climb out of [or into] the crud.
YMMV,
John
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Time: 03:04:14 PM PST US
From: Craymondw@aol.com
Subject: Glasair-List: Re: 2S power plants
Has anyone re installed an engine with twenty to thirty horse power more
than the previous engine and have they noticed any increase in cruise speed. In
other words, if a 180 hp where replaced with a 215 hp engine would it be worth
the money and effort.
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| Subject: | Re: Glasair-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 05/28/07 |
I have a Glasair 2S FT with a IO360 detuned to 190 HP that burns 10.6 gals
per hour that trues out to 206 mph. ( 24 inches manifold pressure and 2375
rpm) I have been wondering if I should replace the engine with an IO 360 215 HP
engine. When I first completed the plane it only cruised at 190 mph. Then I
started a long string of modifications. In 1996 I repainted the craft and made
further mods (closing the cooling inlets, closing the engine inlet, changing
the strut fairings, bringing up the flap setting etc) bringing the cruise
up to 200 mph. Racers have informed me that the "Y's" on the landing gear
create drag. Some say the wheel pants are not designed well. My biggest increase
came from installing a set of experimental only Airflow Performance .028
Injector Nozzles (They are located in Spartanburg N.C.) that added another 6 mph
bringing the cruise up to 206.
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