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01-01-2011, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Originally Posted by N941WR
LA, I was watching the fuel flow's at the low power settings I was using and thinking, "Darn, those are higher than the cruise settings I had with the little engine." This bigger engine is going to hurt my wallet!
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Just throttle back a bit. You should see similar fuel flow at the same airspeed.
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01-01-2011, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 12,887
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Originally Posted by Ron Lee
Just throttle back a bit. You should see similar fuel flow at the same airspeed.
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I'm curious about this. The old prop was a climb prop and this new one should be an uber cruiser. Thus, will I actually see higher airspeeds at the same fuel flows?
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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01-14-2011, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
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Tomorrow we will roll the -9 across the scales (Same ones we used to do the original W&B), back in 2007 the -9 came in at 990 lbs empty.
Here are the major changes that I have made, which might impact the W&B:
Added Dynon auto pilot (5 lbs)
EICommander (5 oz, call it half a pound with the wiring.)
Replaced the O-290-D2 with an ECi O-360 (21 lbs heavier)
Leather interior (8 lbs)
James holey cowl and cooling plenum (Weight unknown)
Some tie down rings in the baggage compartment
Some dirt
And who knows what else that I have forgotten about.
I?m guessing my new empty weight will be around 1025 to 1030 lbs.
What say ye, what do you think my new empty weight will be?
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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01-14-2011, 02:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 557
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Quote:
Originally Posted by N941WR
Some dirt
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Funny, but also sad...
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Andrew Z.
Engineering Flight Test Pilot/Engineer, CFI-A, CFII, ATP
RV-7 in work (See my build log.)
Empennage...Done (except rebuilding the rudder.)
Wings...Halfway complete.
2018 Dues Paid
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01-14-2011, 03:51 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: KSLC
Posts: 4,021
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Originally Posted by N941WR
And who knows what else that I have forgotten about.
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No paint?
L.Adamson --- RV6A
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01-14-2011, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Townsend, Montana
Posts: 3,179
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I'll bite: 1042#
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Retired Dam guy. Life is good.
Brian, N155BKsold but bought back.
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01-14-2011, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 118
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My io-360 3 blade catto, leather etc weighed in at 1088, so I'm going with 1079.
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RV-9 Flying
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01-14-2011, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ashland, OR
Posts: 2,574
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weight gain with age
I have added various components over the past 6 months, and kept pretty good track of them. I figured I added 12 lb of components. I just reweighed the plane, and it gained 20 lb. How does that happen?
Steve.
Quote:
Originally Posted by N941WR
Tomorrow we will roll the -9 across the scales (Same ones we used to do the original W&B), back in 2007 the -9 came in at 990 lbs empty.
Here are the major changes that I have made, which might impact the W&B:
Added Dynon auto pilot (5 lbs)
EICommander (5 oz, call it half a pound with the wiring.)
Replaced the O-290-D2 with an ECi O-360 (21 lbs heavier)
Leather interior (8 lbs)
James holey cowl and cooling plenum (Weight unknown)
Some tie down rings in the baggage compartment
Some dirt
And who knows what else that I have forgotten about.
I?m guessing my new empty weight will be around 1025 to 1030 lbs.
What say ye, what do you think my new empty weight will be?
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Steve Smith
Aeronautical Engineer
RV-8 N825RV
IO-360 A1A
WW 200RV
"The Magic Carpet"
Hobbs 625
LS6-15/18W sailplane SOLD
bought my old LS6-A back!! 
VAF donation Jan 2020
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01-14-2011, 05:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cartersville, Georgia KVPC
Posts: 945
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Bill,
We'll keep it to nice round numbers...I'm guessing 1047.5 
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Moose
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01-15-2011, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 1,523
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If you said 1,068 you would have been right  It flew today and everything looked good...
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Radomir
RV-7A sold
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