bd32322 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Quote: fantom At 100 ROP and 2500 PRM, maybe 22 MP, and 8000 ft, I easily see at least 162 KTAS. At 20 LOP, with the same set up, I'm at about 154 KTAS. Quote
scottfromiowa Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Keep it. The work you have done...You will regret it...It's a beautiful plane. Quote
Comatose Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 My 66 C model with literally every speed mod reliably does 150kt at ~5000ft, 2500rpm, full throttle, 100 rich of peak, and 145kt at the 10k I prefer to fly. Wish I could fly it LOP, at 5k I'm sucking down 11 or so gallons an hour. Quote
jetdriven Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Thats what ours does on a cool day at sea level WFO. 187 MPH IAS Quote: Immelman Another E model data point: If I want to run it fast, full throttle, 100 ROP, 2500RPM (yes, that is turned down a bit) at 7000-10,000 density altitude I can squeak out 150kts. No doubt the hangar rash my ailerons have, the little extra bit the LMG hangs down (versus where it should be), antennas, etc rob precious speed. I have found that 145kt is a more honest number for my airplane and use that for planning. If I am flying higher up, in the low to mid teens, that will drop off to 140kt or so (but the gas mileage is better) Flat-out speed is something else entirely. Just for kicks I've leveled off on a cold day near sea level at about 1,000' and kept the throttle wide open... the airspeed slowly built to close to redline (185mph indicated). Does this mean the E is a 160-knot cruising machine? Not mine... that's just something to make me feel good; pushing the engine that hard and burning 17-18gph is only fun for a few minutes Quote
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