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09-12-2017, 08:11 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Livingston, TX
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I'm headed there tomorrow. My first time. So **** excited!!!
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09-13-2017, 09:24 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Garden City, Tx
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Work piled up on me so I'm not heading out until tomorrow morning - but I'll be there!
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Greg Niehues - SEL, IFR, Repairman Cert.
Garden City, TX VAF 2021 dues paid 
N16GN flying 750 hrs and counting; IO360, SDS, WWRV200, Dynon HDX, IFD440
Built an off-plan RV9A with too much fuel and too much HP. Should drop dead any minute now. 
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09-13-2017, 09:43 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Jazz Town, USA, TX
Posts: 505
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Here is something interesting. The FAA has granted waivers for speed.
The Glasair has a Vne of 300 knots. But note that there are speeds over 400 being clocked by Glasairs.
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09-13-2017, 11:46 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Posts: 447
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AX-O
We qualified 28 pilots today in the Sport class.
There were 5 planes that had some sort of issue before the sat 1200 dead line. I was the last stand by to make it.
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09-13-2017, 07:38 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: TN
Posts: 60
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Jeff Lavelle holds sport gold qualifying and lap records in race 39. 401 is slow for him. He is breaking in a new engine....
Last edited by hrhodes2@comcast.net : 09-13-2017 at 08:33 PM.
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09-13-2017, 11:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Redlands, CA
Posts: 180
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RENO Biplanes -Phantom
Not RV related but still experimental.
If you are at Reno this week. Get out there a bit early and watch a purpose built race 230 MPH biplane in action. Phantom, Race 62 is an incredible example of what happens when an experimental design is optimized for going fast and turning left. 62 is scheduled to fly in Thursday's 2A heat at 0855 hrs.
- larosta
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09-14-2017, 07:18 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Jazz Town, USA, TX
Posts: 505
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Here's a question...my friend's Glasair is clocked at 254 mph. I thought that was pretty good. I know of another Glasair that will do 260.
How do you get from the 250's to over 400 (Jeff LaVelle)? In a Glasair? Or an RV?
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09-14-2017, 08:20 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: England
Posts: 1,094
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Start with installing a twin turbo IO-540 from a Malibu ...
Same way to get an RV-7 to 240, start with a large turbo and a lot of work.
Bear in mind these are lap speeds, straight line speed is higher.
Pete
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09-14-2017, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: TN
Posts: 60
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The preceding is how to make GIII RG go fast. This is mine, should fly in spring. N360KT reserved.
Cheers
Howard Rhodes
Last edited by hrhodes2@comcast.net : 09-14-2017 at 04:06 PM.
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09-14-2017, 05:18 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Lake Havasu City AZ
Posts: 2,431
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Speed
And ADI and probably special fuel and obscene power settings. Oh and a special prop that allegedly is junk after FIVE hours.
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