I went through with it yesterday - I am now the proud owner of a 1988 -4. Short legs, original wheel pants, and a Great American prop. A real blast from the past compared to the newer kits.
As always I have tons of new owner questions. I had started another thread regarding landing light installs and got some great answers.
I believe the prop is a Great American 70 x 74”. On a 150 hp -320 it’s making 2050 static, 2200 on takeoff/climb, and spins up to just over 2700 at 8000’ FT. It seems pretty cruise biased. Anyone have experience with this prop? I haven’t done full cruise performance testing yet (the previous owner usually flew with it pulled back so he didn’t have good numbers on upper end performance).
Is a modern prop worth the squeeze? I know pressure recovery wheel pants are good value and those are on the list.
Is the swivel tailwheel from Van’s any good, or should I consider one of the aftermarket forks? Pushing the non-castering wheel into my hangar is always fun.
I have to weigh it for myself but the W&B I have shows 943# empty at 60.64”. I ran some sample calculations and I’m definitely at the rear CG limit with a couple of my buddies and no bags. What would be the best way to put some weight on the nose?
I’ll post more questions as I think of them.
As always I have tons of new owner questions. I had started another thread regarding landing light installs and got some great answers.
I believe the prop is a Great American 70 x 74”. On a 150 hp -320 it’s making 2050 static, 2200 on takeoff/climb, and spins up to just over 2700 at 8000’ FT. It seems pretty cruise biased. Anyone have experience with this prop? I haven’t done full cruise performance testing yet (the previous owner usually flew with it pulled back so he didn’t have good numbers on upper end performance).
Is a modern prop worth the squeeze? I know pressure recovery wheel pants are good value and those are on the list.
Is the swivel tailwheel from Van’s any good, or should I consider one of the aftermarket forks? Pushing the non-castering wheel into my hangar is always fun.
I have to weigh it for myself but the W&B I have shows 943# empty at 60.64”. I ran some sample calculations and I’m definitely at the rear CG limit with a couple of my buddies and no bags. What would be the best way to put some weight on the nose?
I’ll post more questions as I think of them.