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Flight Testing. So I now have about 15 hrs on ole N43475. The thing is fast and fly's straight! Actually very straight, either I am dam lucky or maybe I actually know something?
Oil pressure 90 @ 2400. fuel pressure 16, EGT 1200, Charge rate 14V.. 8 amps, Oil Temp 170! Most of these flights were conducted at around 50 degrees OAT
Cruise speed 120 MPH @ 2200 RPM, Stall speed 58 MPH, all indicated, with GPS verification, Steep turns and slow flight at about 60 MPH! Fuel burn @ 2200 rpm is about 12.5 gph 104 kts or 120 mph.
Rate of climb @ 2500 rpm 1500 fpm @ 120 mph indicated A/Speed.
Traffic pattern speeds about 110 mph and about 100 on final! It will fly slower but the nose comes up and it does not seem to be as happy?
Flight test weight has been about 1750 lbs pilot and fuel, C. G range is at about 1" Ahead of the L.E of the lower wing, Both vary some with fuel burn, and 9 gal of fuel in the wing tank.
Now that I have some real time on the airplane and it has not made me have to walk home yet! I wish to proceed with some meaningful flight testing, and would like some suggestions from those that have actually been there and done that?
At 25 hrs I plan on doing a real world condition inspection, checking out the inverted system, along with changing the oil and have it sampled! After this time I further plan on having my good friend Doug "AKA Stinson Pilot" explore the basic aerobatic envelope. Doug please chime in here?
Phase I Flight Testing requires accurate numbers for Vso, Vx, Vy, and
C G Location at which these numbers were obtained..
Further All aerobatic maneuvers performed during phase I need to be documented and recorded in the aircraft log books.
First Flight Video:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYACRXl8ZlA&feature=youtu.be[/ame]
Dave
Flight Testing. So I now have about 15 hrs on ole N43475. The thing is fast and fly's straight! Actually very straight, either I am dam lucky or maybe I actually know something?
Oil pressure 90 @ 2400. fuel pressure 16, EGT 1200, Charge rate 14V.. 8 amps, Oil Temp 170! Most of these flights were conducted at around 50 degrees OAT
Cruise speed 120 MPH @ 2200 RPM, Stall speed 58 MPH, all indicated, with GPS verification, Steep turns and slow flight at about 60 MPH! Fuel burn @ 2200 rpm is about 12.5 gph 104 kts or 120 mph.
Rate of climb @ 2500 rpm 1500 fpm @ 120 mph indicated A/Speed.
Traffic pattern speeds about 110 mph and about 100 on final! It will fly slower but the nose comes up and it does not seem to be as happy?
Flight test weight has been about 1750 lbs pilot and fuel, C. G range is at about 1" Ahead of the L.E of the lower wing, Both vary some with fuel burn, and 9 gal of fuel in the wing tank.
Now that I have some real time on the airplane and it has not made me have to walk home yet! I wish to proceed with some meaningful flight testing, and would like some suggestions from those that have actually been there and done that?
At 25 hrs I plan on doing a real world condition inspection, checking out the inverted system, along with changing the oil and have it sampled! After this time I further plan on having my good friend Doug "AKA Stinson Pilot" explore the basic aerobatic envelope. Doug please chime in here?
Phase I Flight Testing requires accurate numbers for Vso, Vx, Vy, and
C G Location at which these numbers were obtained..
Further All aerobatic maneuvers performed during phase I need to be documented and recorded in the aircraft log books.
First Flight Video:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYACRXl8ZlA&feature=youtu.be[/ame]
Dave
