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NavyS3BNFO 01-29-2016 01:19 PM

Spanish pilot plans around the world flight in RV-8
 
Saw this on General Aviation News. Might be old news to some but it will be fun to follow. Hopefully Michel Gordillo is a part of the VAF community and can give us the inside scoop on the preparation and execution.

http://generalaviationnews.com/2016/...light-in-rv-8/

KRviator 01-29-2016 01:39 PM

If he parks up at S'n'F for 5 days to display his -8, that's going to ruin his speed, if the article is indeed accurate.

AIUI, on an FAI RTW run, the clock never stops. You go wheels up at LAX and head west, and it's running until you touch down again a week or so later.

And C-1b isn't under 1500Kg, it is under 1,000Kg MTOW...

EDIT: Just looked at his website, he as a belly-mounted drop tank fitted to his RV-8.....And it is jettisonable!!

Steve Ashby 01-30-2016 05:00 AM

Where is Michel's website
 
KR,
I could not find Michel Gordillo's website. Could you point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
Steve

plehrke 01-30-2016 05:12 AM

Pretty cool. Actually his route will be pretty cold but I do not know how the route qualifies as a "around the world" flight. He barely gets into the Southern Hemisphere.

gmkonrad 01-30-2016 08:03 AM

Spanish pilot plans around the world flight in RV-8
 
website link

http://www.skypolaris.org/

BillL 01-30-2016 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plehrke (Post 1049707)
Pretty cool. Actually his route will be pretty cold but I do not know how the route qualifies as a "around the world" flight. He barely gets into the Southern Hemisphere.

This will be his third trip around the world and is planned as a pole to pole. I think the map is a previous trip. The polar route makes sense if he is gathering particulate data, as there is minimal mass flow between the hemispheres and most (vast majority) of the emissions are in the northern hemisphere. There are certainly better ways already in play to measure such things, but bravo to him for this adventure.

Funny comment on the effort - "Fight Climate Change" = burn fuel. I like it. I am looking forward to fighting it too.

pgroell 01-30-2016 11:02 AM

This is the trip
 
See this map on his website with the planned pole-to-pole trip

http://www.skypolaris.org/about/about-the-flight/

KRviator 01-30-2016 01:13 PM

Where he's going this time....hopefully!


Oliver 03-16-2016 09:15 AM

I guess this is the correct link: http://youtu.be/_FlnMbMAGUk

Very cool clip!

Steve Ashby 03-16-2016 12:39 PM

Sheesh!
 
He has bigger cojones than I do.


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