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Old 12-23-2016, 03:26 PM
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Default Thursday!

That has been my answer for the last two years to anyone who has asked the question "When is it going to fly?"

Well, Thursday Dec. 22nd, it took to the skies above Falcon Field in Peachtree City, GA. Airborne in typical RV fashion, it quickly climbed out behind the power of the CD-230. This engine is very smooth running in flight.








My heartfelt thanks to my wife Tracey for her unending patience, the Falcon RV Squadron, the great people at Continental Motors and the many, many others that helped get this dream of mine off the ground.
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Old 12-23-2016, 03:26 PM
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https://vimeo.com/196978625

Unedited short clip from first flight.
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Old 12-23-2016, 03:31 PM
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Congratulations!
Just curious (and too lazy to do the numbers myself): At what altitude will the cruise power of the turbo diesel equal the cruise power of the non-turbo'd IO-540?
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Old 12-23-2016, 04:14 PM
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Congratulations on a safe first flight.
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Old 12-23-2016, 04:43 PM
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Way to go Scott!!!!! Very proud of you, and pleased to have been a small part of your project.
Congrats on a josb well done!
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Old 12-23-2016, 05:02 PM
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Great news and congratulations!

I look forward to reading your flight reports!
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Old 12-23-2016, 06:16 PM
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Merry Christmas! Congrats on the flights. Can't wait to hear about the engine and performance!
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Old 12-23-2016, 06:30 PM
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Congratulations!
Just curious (and too lazy to do the numbers myself): At what altitude will the cruise power of the turbo diesel equal the cruise power of the non-turbo'd IO-540?
Bob, I'm not sure what cruise power you want to compare. I found a Lycoming Manual power chart for the IO-540 series and it's based on Full Throttle HP. Using this chart, at about 3600ft, the CD-230 will equal the 540's HP.

I am planning some side by side comparison flights during the performance testing and will post the numbers from those tests.
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Old 12-24-2016, 06:22 AM
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Congrats Scott!! A diesel flying RV-10 is truly unique. Good job!
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Old 12-27-2016, 05:35 AM
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Congrat's on the first flight!
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