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| Subject: | RV10 Performance |
I completed N810RK about a year and a half ago. It was a slow build kit with lots
of mods and I built my own IFR panel with 3 Dynon HDX screens and a Garmin
650. I was curious about performance in the community. I have a Barrett engine
with cold air induction and a Showplanes cowl. I usually run it at 19 inches
and 2300 rpm which I can hold up to 13,000 I get about 160 TAS down low and about
175 TAS at 13,000. This takes about 12.3 Gal/hr at 50 rich of peak. Does
this sound about average for most of you?
Robert Jones
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| Subject: | Re: RV10 Performance |
For flights of any length I generally run WOT and gradually reduce RPM as I
climb. 2150 seems like a nice cruise RPM. I like to cruise between
8000-12000 feet. I run LOP around 10GPH at 165KTAS. Power is around 55%.
Quick note a bit off topic: My wife and I just ran the 57th Annual Hayward
Air Rally. She's the pilot for it; I sit right seat and do some chores and
odd jobs.
This year we took first place in our class, the score being based on
estimated time and estimated fuel over two legs totaling about 500NM.
There are human timers and calibrated fuel trucks and forms in
triplicate...it's quite precise.
We managed our time to a three second cumulative error, and 0.84 gallons of
fuel. Best overall had zero time error and 0.4 gallons. We "get to" run
in their class next year.
If anyone is West Coast based and wants to try some really challenging
flying, please take a look at the Hayward Air Rally website or PM me. It's
a hoot, lots of great folks, and a nice variation on the $100 hamburger.
--Dave Saylor
N921AC
2100 AFTT
Flying since 2007
On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 8:38 PM Robert Jones <rjones560xl@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I completed N810RK about a year and a half ago. It was a slow build kit
> with lots of mods and I built my own IFR panel with 3 Dynon HDX screens and
> a Garmin 650. I was curious about performance in the community. I have a
> Barrett engine with cold air induction and a Showplanes cowl. I usually run
> it at 19 inches and 2300 rpm which I can hold up to 13,000 I get about 160
> TAS down low and about 175 TAS at 13,000. This takes about 12.3 Gal/hr at
> 50 rich of peak. Does this sound about average for most of you?
>
> Robert Jones
>
>
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