Longest range RV

[TS Flightlines]

Who has the longest range RV, and how did you do that? How many gallons of fuel can you put onboard?
Sounds like a crazy question, but I'd like to know.
Tom

[diamond]

I can't remember his name, but I think he flew from England to South Africa non-stop a few years ago.

[rmartingt]

Originally Posted by TS Flightlines

Who has the longest range RV, and how did you do that? How many gallons of fuel can you put onboard?
Sounds like a crazy question, but I'd like to know.
Tom

There's someone in Canada with a 9 who has full-span leading edge tanks plus tip tanks for 84 gallons. http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

[rgmwa]

Jon Johanson's RV-4 had 124 gallons on board with a range of more than 2,600 nm at 75% power and 8000'.

[TS Flightlines]

I know of a certain super 8 with 84 gallons. Full leading edge tanks.

[penguin]

Originally Posted by diamond

I can't remember his name, but I think he flew from England to South Africa non-stop a few years ago.

RV-7 G-IIXF, Steve Noujaim, 2 stops actually, I think around 450 litres which is over 110 US gallons. To South Africa and back to England in 4 days.

http://capechallenge.wordpress.com/

Pete

[rjtjrt]

Jon Johanson planned to increase his range even more.
I spoke to him sometime ago, and from memory he told me he had 1000 litres (264 US Gallons) on board for one flight, including ferry tank in cabin and more fuel in the wings I believe. He may not want to talk about the flight as it turned into a bit of an international incident.
He is contactable at

http://www.flymore.com.au.

John

[airguy]

Originally Posted by rjtjrt

Jon Johanson planned to increase his range even more.
I spoke to him sometime ago, and from memory he told me he had 1000 litres (264 US Gallons) on board for one flight, including ferry tank in cabin and more fuel in the wings I believe. He may not want to talk about the flight as it turned into a bit of an international incident.
He is contactable at

http://www.flymore.com.au.

John

Not sure he'd get off the ground with that load - 110 gallons is enough to go from California to Hawaii, and that's the longest point-to-point distance with no fuel options, no real reason to plan for more than that.

[Jimboscr]

Originally Posted by airguy

Not sure he'd get off the ground with that load - 110 gallons is enough to go from California to Hawaii, and that's the longest point-to-point distance with no fuel options, no real reason to plan for more than that.

I think that was for his flight to th Antartic.

[rjtjrt]

Originally Posted by airguy

Not sure he'd get off the ground with that load - 110 gallons is enough to go from California to Hawaii, and that's the longest point-to-point distance with no fuel options, no real reason to plan for more than that.

Greg
You'd think Hawaii to California was the longest, but it turns out not so.
He was planning to fly from Australia to South Pole and then on to South America. As I recall it he got over top of South Pole and decided he did not have enough fuel to safely complete the journey I think because of unforcast winds, and had to back track and land at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
Because of the various professional Antarctic national services do not want to encourage private adventurers of any sort in venturing there, the US and NZ teams at McMurdo were instructed to provide safe accomodation and food for him, and a passage out to NZ, but to refuse to provide any assistance at all for the aircraft, and to give him personally a frosty reception (pun).
He was beside himself at the prospect of having to abandon his aircraft ( ie never to have it get out of Antarctica.
Luckily, another adventurer Poly Varcher had planned a round the world trip via both Poles in an aircraft, and had pre positioned some drums of Avgas at McMurdo, which she offered him.
He was given no where to put his aircraft, and I forget how he got it warm enough to start.
However he took off and returned to Australia.
The above is my recollection, and I may be wrong in certain respects, but I think it is fairly close to what happened.
John