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10-05-2017, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ga
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11,500 on up
8k has nice performance but 11,5k - 12,5k, the doggone thing just comes alive with speed and efficiency. My old -6 would start to sit on its tail at those altitudes. Your Tailwheel -9 is Vans best kept secret. Hard to believe that out of 10,000 flying RV's, only 43 or so folks know the secret...... less than ? of 1%.
Enjoy being unique. It's a great achievement and welcome to the club.
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Originally Posted by agirard7a
Did some testing. Pretty happy with the performance.
8k, 75% power, 2500 rpm, 180 mph TAS.
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RV-3 Sold
RV-4 Sold
RV-6a Sold
RV-9 IO-360 CS, Built and Flying
Aerostar 600A, Family Hotrod
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10-06-2017, 05:28 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Catawba, NC
Posts: 318
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Congrats!
Congrats Al, Glad to see her finally fly!
Dan
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RV-6A - N426JM - 180hp / C.S. / dual PMags
NC26 - Long Island Airpark, NC
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10-06-2017, 05:58 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Posts: 203
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Congratulation!!!
@ Grubbat:
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Originally Posted by grubbat
8k has nice performance but 11,5k - 12,5k, the doggone thing just comes alive with speed and efficiency. My old -6 would start to sit on its tail at those altitudes. Your Tailwheel -9 is Vans best kept secret. Hard to believe that out of 10,000 flying RV's, only 43 or so folks know the secret...... less than ? of 1%.
Enjoy being unique. It's a great achievement and welcome to the club.
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According to the VANS Hobbsmeter there are 1064 flying 9s around:
https://www.vansaircraft.com/public/first-flights.htm
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Yves - Basel, Switzerland
RV-8 #83458 HB-YUA
Donation 2019 done
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10-06-2017, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Aubrey, TX
Posts: 358
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Congratulations
Welcome to the club.
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Dean Eiland
Aubrey, TX
Former Vice President EAA Chapter 1246
RV-9 (yes) N369RV
Mattituck IO-360, C/S Whirl Wind Prop, GRT, Digiflight II, Garmin SL30 & GTX 330 and Hotel Whisky Aux tanks, Bla Bla Bla
Flying
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10-06-2017, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 397
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Quote:
Originally Posted by agirard7a
Did some testing. Pretty happy with the performance.
8k, 75% power, 2500 rpm, 180 mph TAS.
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10-06-2017, 08:54 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Crestwood, KY
Posts: 848
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Temps
Al,
Your seeing better temps than I am but I am still breaking the engine in - mine are around 390 - 405. Also what are your settings for your manifold pressures on you GRT?
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RV-9A Based K6I2
Flying - out of Phase 1
Building RV-12 with brother
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10-06-2017, 01:55 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 705
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Manafold numbers
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Al,
Your seeing better temps than I am but I am still breaking the engine in - mine are around 390 - 405. Also what are your settings for your manifold pressures on you GRT?
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I was reading my Sport Sx manual and the numbers happened to be there for my 0320 160 hp. You can download the manual from the GRT web page.
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Al Girard, Newport, RI
N339AG
RV-9
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10-06-2017, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: new iberia la
Posts: 765
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Originally Posted by YvesCH
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That number is a total of all 9's & 9A's reported to the Mothership. The tailwheel 9 is a rare bird.
Don Broussard
RV9 Rebuild in Progress
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10-08-2017, 06:19 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 705
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200 mph club
Didn?t take long to join the club.
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Al Girard, Newport, RI
N339AG
RV-9
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10-08-2017, 07:11 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rockport, Maine
Posts: 31
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Al,
I just saw your post, congratulations on the successful completion! I like your wood veneer panel! It's like driving around in an old sports car, classy!
Hope to see you around New England one of these days.
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RV-9A N337CW
650 hours (& climbing!)
RV-12 #120370 co-builder
KBST, Belfast, Maine
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