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Old 12-05-2010, 05:55 PM
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Default Speed Mods

I have not even started yet, but want to go faster! Don't flame me, but if someone has considered any speed mods, I would like to talk about them. I am interested in bumping right up to the very limit of LSA speeds, partly for speed, but also for efficiency. Any ideas?
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Old 12-05-2010, 06:06 PM
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Default I feel the need for?

How Fast do you want to go?
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Old 12-05-2010, 06:14 PM
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PLEASE......not again!!
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Old 12-05-2010, 06:21 PM
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Default See the Disclaimer at the bottom of the previous post.

Its Don's Fault! He made me do it!
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:24 PM
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Then edit and delete the reply!
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:26 PM
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Although I can see I will need a course in Dynon reading, I was smart enough to see you had a genuine Texas Tailwind there (I think)!
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:39 PM
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Smile SPEED LIMIT

THE 120kt. LIMIT IS AT MAX. CONT. PWR IN LEVEL FLT.
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:44 PM
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You forgot "at sea level" I don't care about that, I almost never fly at sea level anyway.
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Old 12-05-2010, 09:12 PM
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Marty is that better?
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Old 12-05-2010, 09:37 PM
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Thumbs up Lets go Fast!

Don the RV12 will easily fly the advertised speeds in the POH. You can down load it from Vans Web site. I'm not going to talk about the subject of LSA speeds. That has already been beat to death on other threads. Beyond what you saw earlier its not a fast airplane. If you want that I recommend you build something different. It will be a big improvement over the ercoupe. There are a few things you can do to reduce drag. Wheel pans help a lot. Transition fairings will help to. They are the fairings you would put around the struts as they go into the fuse or where the strut goes into the wheel pans. You may have to build you own at first. But as time goes by aftermarket ones will show up. Its all about how much money you want to spend. I don't recommend you mess with the engine at this time. The steps could be slightly changed to reduces drag. Because this plane is so light and the physics of the environment effect it alot going high may no be the way to go. The Dynon/496 combination will provide you with enough info to make precise decisions as to what altitude you want to be at if on a x-country. You will be able to see your IAS, TAS, & GS as well as winds aloft all on one screen. Then you will be able to see the winds aloft as seen on the web on the 496 if you subscribe. Its going to be fun my Friend.
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