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1. 05:06 AM - Re: RV8s and Eggenfellner (PSILeD@aol.com)
2. 12:05 PM - Re: RV8s and Eggenfellner (Andrew Morgan)
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| Subject: | Re: RV8s and Eggenfellner |
--> RV8-List message posted by: PSILeD@aol.com
Andrew,
I am building an RV-8 QB. My Eggenfellner engine is in the lot now being
built. I chose the Supercharger option mainly for cross-country. It will be
at least a year before it is ready to fly.
I like the looks of the RV-8 and since 98% of my flying will be solo thats
what I got.
I will be flying strictly for the fun of flying. If it goes 150, 170 or 180
MPH, so what.
If you read about the Subaru engine on their site you will see it is a great
engine. Again, it isn't the fasteset RV-8, I can live with that. An
occasional roll will be aerobatic enough for me.
Paul
N9NM reserved
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| Subject: | RV8s and Eggenfellner |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Andrew Morgan" <amorgan53@charter.net>
Oh, I'm sold on the RV8, love that airplane. I'm a big guy, so I appreciate
elbow room, and while I plan to take anybody for a ride who'll ride along, I
anticipate lots of solo flying, too, and don't want the lateral balance
issues.
I'm also looking for fun flying, cross-country trips, and sight-seeing, not
racing.
I don't even care about climb rate particularly, but I would like to see a
200+ mph
cruise rate for the cross-country legs. Van's specs the RV8 for that. Plus
the
RV8 looks so cool, with that space bubble canopy.
So far, the Eggenfellner seems like a great engine and kit, and if I were
ready to buy today, I'd likely choose that. I'm just wondering whether,
with
the supercharger, it can pull an RV8 at 200 mph. Probably not, but on the
Eggenfellner website, it shows that at 8000 feet, the Egg kit produces as
many hp as a normally aspirated Lycoming 200 hp engine. And Van's suggests
that 200 hp Lycoming can cruise at 200+ mph at 8000 ft in an RV8.
Even so, given the extra range of the more efficient smaller engine, using
less fuel per hour, the effective cross-country travel time is gonna be
closer
than a straight comparison of cruising speed might suggest. And cheaper
fuel
costs means more flying.
But I'd like to hear more thoughts on the combination, Eggenfellner and
RV8s.
Thanks!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of PSILeD@aol.com
Subject: Re: RV8-List: RV8s and Eggenfellner
--> RV8-List message posted by: PSILeD@aol.com
Andrew,
I am building an RV-8 QB. My Eggenfellner engine is in the lot now being
built. I chose the Supercharger option mainly for cross-country. It will be
at least a year before it is ready to fly.
I like the looks of the RV-8 and since 98% of my flying will be solo thats
what I got.
I will be flying strictly for the fun of flying. If it goes 150, 170 or 180
MPH, so what.
If you read about the Subaru engine on their site you will see it is a great
engine. Again, it isn't the fasteset RV-8, I can live with that. An
occasional roll will be aerobatic enough for me.
Paul
N9NM reserved
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