---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/03/21: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:34 PM - RV10 Performance (Robert Jones) 2. 09:32 PM - Re: RV10 Performance (David Saylor) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:34:07 PM PST US From: Robert Jones Subject: RV10-List: 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:32:42 PM PST US From: David Saylor Subject: Re: RV10-List: 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 wrote: > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-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/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-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.