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1. 09:05 AM - Fly-in (Pat Phillips)
2. 02:52 PM - Re: Fly-in (nick otterback)
3. 10:59 PM - Fuel Consumption (EAFerguson@AOL.COM)
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Hello all,=0A=0AI've been a reader on the list for several months; this is
my first posting. I currently rent, but have wanted to build my own plane f
or a while. I really like the design of the Lightning and the build assist
program that Arion has.=0A=0AMy wife Robin and I can only make it up to SYI
Saturday. We will fly in, weather permitting. Can't wait to see the planes
and all the folks that will be there.=0A=0APat Phillips=0ALawrenceville, G
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Pat ...
We will see you here...hopefullly we can get you up in a lightning for a test
drive.....
Nick
Arion Aircraft..
Pat Phillips <jojatek86@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hello all,
I've been a reader on the list for several months; this is my first posting.
I currently rent, but have wanted to build my own plane for a while. I really
like the design of the Lightning and the build assist program that Arion has.
My wife Robin and I can only make it up to SYI Saturday. We will fly in, weather
permitting. Can't wait to see the planes and all the folks that will be there.
Pat Phillips
Lawrenceville, GA
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| Subject: | Fuel Consumption |
In response to Buz's comments on fuel consumption.
I did work on fuel consumption for the record trip - quite a bit. With
Nick's help, we played with the jetting for max economy. Here are some results.
I have a fuel flow device installed. Calibration is somewhat laborious, but
it's now fairly accurate.
Like Buz, I set power for fuel burn rather than RPM because there is
somewhat less variability. Most legs were close to 4 hours, and with the 20 Gal
in
the Lightning, I needed to be under 4.5 GPH. Setting 4.8. on the fuel flow
gave me about that burn rate, T.O. to chocks. I did one leg at 4.2 GPH.
That power setting gave me about 108K TAS. RPM varied, generally about 2700.
The Light Sport version considerably slower than the non-LSA version with
the gear clean up. I also had an extreme cruise prop (borrowed from the
prototype). Flat out I only pulled about 3100 RPM so these numbers may not be
too
typical.
I've flown formation with some of the non-LSA Lightning's at SYI and the
speed differential is significant. I had difficulty keeping up with Buz on a
couple of break in flights, even in climb.
We can talk about these numbers this weekend.
.
Earl Ferguson
N17EF
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