---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 09/18/07: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:05:23 AM PST US From: Pat Phillips Subject: Lightning-List: Fly-in 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 A=0A=0A=0A ___________________________________________________________ _________________________=0AFussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfe /gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 =0A ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:52:49 PM PST US From: nick otterback Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Fly-in Pat ... We will see you here...hopefullly we can get you up in a lightning for a test drive..... Nick Arion Aircraft.. Pat Phillips 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 Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:59:39 PM PST US From: EAFerguson@AOL.COM Subject: Lightning-List: 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.