pierre smith
Well Known Member
Hi everybody,
Our 0-360 Catto propelled RV6A has 24 hours on it now and I picked up a pretty fair amount of bugs last week and the airplane seems to be slower. Is that normal? Guess I should wash it and go try again, huh?
Today I went to 7500' and WOT did 180MPH average on GPS (4 leg square pattern) with 2650 RPM showing. We only have the nosewheel pant and gear fairing installed. Is this speed reasonable considering the absence of main gear fairings and the bugs on the wings? I'm a bit disappointed that she's not faster at 1046lbs empty.
Pierre
Our 0-360 Catto propelled RV6A has 24 hours on it now and I picked up a pretty fair amount of bugs last week and the airplane seems to be slower. Is that normal? Guess I should wash it and go try again, huh?
Today I went to 7500' and WOT did 180MPH average on GPS (4 leg square pattern) with 2650 RPM showing. We only have the nosewheel pant and gear fairing installed. Is this speed reasonable considering the absence of main gear fairings and the bugs on the wings? I'm a bit disappointed that she's not faster at 1046lbs empty.
Pierre