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01-29-2016, 01:19 PM
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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/
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01-29-2016, 01:39 PM
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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!!
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Last edited by KRviator : 01-29-2016 at 01:42 PM.
Reason: Added the drop tank bit!
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01-30-2016, 05:00 AM
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Where is Michel's website
KR,
I could not find Michel Gordillo's website. Could you point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
Steve
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01-30-2016, 05:12 AM
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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.
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01-30-2016, 08:03 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Spanish pilot plans around the world flight in RV-8
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01-30-2016, 08:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by plehrke
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.
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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.
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01-30-2016, 01:13 PM
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Where he's going this time....hopefully!
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03-16-2016, 09:15 AM
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I guess this is the correct link: http://youtu.be/_FlnMbMAGUk
Very cool clip!
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03-16-2016, 12:39 PM
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Sheesh!
He has bigger cojones than I do.
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