---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/09/11: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:00 AM - Re: Re: 601 XL bearing bloc material (Klaus Truemper) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:00:37 AM PST US From: Klaus Truemper Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Re: 601 XL bearing bloc material Hi Michel, You ask about how long we have been flying our 601HDS. The expert builder Mel Asberry and I finished the 601HDS in Dec 1995 after 18 months of construction. First flight was in January 1996. Since then, in particular during the first 7 years, I made a lot of changes, described on the website http://utdallas.edu/~klaus/Airplane/airplane.html TTAE is 1413 hrs. At this time, I really like the way the plane flies. It is an economical, simple, reliable, rugged airplane. When throttled back, we do 90 kts burning 3.3 gal per hour. The nose gear bungee wears rather rapidly. We notice this by fraying of the bungee chord, but also when the tension of the rudder cables is reduced on the ground. This is part of our preflight check. We have replaced the bungee chord roughly every 5 years. In contrast, the main gear bungees are still original and show no sign of wear. Happy flying, Klaus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith-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/zenith-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith-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.