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Old 01-03-2012, 01:37 PM
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Great photos. What kind of fuel tank additions were made to accomplish the long legs?
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Tank 330l from aluminium installed just behind the front seats.
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Around 12 hours worth of endurance, running LOP at 11.5 GPH, since they've added around 80 gallons in the aluminum tank.

Good estimate, no?

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amount of fuel 156 gallons.
110 +110 +330 +80 +80 (wings) = 710 liters or 156 gallons.
156/11, 5 = 13 hours 34 minutes
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I currently fly 747s. If we do that sort of sector length, we have a double crew and get 5-6 hours bunk time. On top of which, even during the time at the controls, we can get up and stretch our legs.

During the Falklands war in 82, I flew UK/Ascension in an F4 - just under 10 hours strapped in an ejection seat. Not fun. And that is without the vibration of a piston engine and relying on one donk for your survival. Honestly I admire the spirit. I hope to fly my RV-10 UK/South Africa. But if you are relying on that sort of endurance to do a round-the-world trip then maybe you ought to think again.
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Paul has a point. But then, I doubt anyone expects to do such an adventure in comfort. Imagine how Lindbergh felt. Or read his account. Doable, yes. Comfortable, no. Will the sense of accomplishment afterward be worth it? Only the individual can say. Me, I hate the commercial flights and get real fidgety after an hour or so but endure longer in my own aircraft because I have the job of piloting to focus on and distract me from any discomfort. 3 hour legs in a Maule to OSH a couple of years ago were fine by me. But I'm not sure I'd want to do longer legs without real strong motivation.
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Strong motivation?
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Old 01-07-2012, 03:18 AM
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Paul has a point. But then, I doubt anyone expects to do such an adventure in comfort. Imagine how Lindbergh felt. Or read his account. Doable, yes. Comfortable, no. Will the sense of accomplishment afterward be worth it? Only the individual can say. Me, I hate the commercial flights and get real fidgety after an hour or so but endure longer in my own aircraft because I have the job of piloting to focus on and distract me from any discomfort. 3 hour legs in a Maule to OSH a couple of years ago were fine by me. But I'm not sure I'd want to do longer legs without real strong motivation.
Flion, you are right to say "without real strong motivation", there is the strong motivation to make this flight from Ukraine to Portugal for training purposes, because of fact that route around the earth is including also the legs T=10-12 hours, that is why to make ourselves be ready for such long legs is our motivation.

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