Hi all,
It was a beautiful day to fly so I decided I would do some detailed performance testing now that I have all the fairings on minus the lower intersection fairings. To be honest, I am a bit slower than I would like, and would love any advice or comparable data from others. I know that adding the lower intersection fairings will add a couple knots, but probably not as much as I'd like. My setup is:
O-320 150HP, FP metal Sensenich, dual mags
I flew at 8000' DA, OAT 63* F. Mixture was set ROP.
And here are the numbers (all speeds in KTS):
Vans lists 75% cruise speed to be 162 knots for the 160HP engine - My 148 knots seems way too low for just a 10HP difference.
Any ideas, or am I somewhat close to what others are seeing?
Chris
It was a beautiful day to fly so I decided I would do some detailed performance testing now that I have all the fairings on minus the lower intersection fairings. To be honest, I am a bit slower than I would like, and would love any advice or comparable data from others. I know that adding the lower intersection fairings will add a couple knots, but probably not as much as I'd like. My setup is:
O-320 150HP, FP metal Sensenich, dual mags
I flew at 8000' DA, OAT 63* F. Mixture was set ROP.
And here are the numbers (all speeds in KTS):
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Vans lists 75% cruise speed to be 162 knots for the 160HP engine - My 148 knots seems way too low for just a 10HP difference.
Any ideas, or am I somewhat close to what others are seeing?
Chris