REFLECTOR: Interior foam

[Sid Knox]

Kevin,
I am not understanding your numbers...
1)  you report a fuel burn-rate of about 15 gph.
2)  the distance from PHX to LAS is about 222 nmi.   For a two-hour trip, that gives an average speed of 111 kts.  This figures to about 7.4 nmi/gal.

3)  My guestimate of the power required to fly (my Velocity) at 111 kts is about 66 hp ; 
   hp = (5.5 gal/hr)   x   (6 lb/gal)  /  (0.5 BSFC)  =  66 hp  
  This figures to about  111 / 5.5 = 20 nmi/gal.

Sid Knox
Oklahoma

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Velocity_AZ" <velocity_AZ at cox.net>
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 2:58 PM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Interior foam


> I've been hearing about various products that builders are interested in
> putting in their Velocitys.  I've got a LWFG with an IO-360 with
> hi-compression (10:1) from Lycon that, they say, has dynoed at 230 hp.
> 
> My recommendation to anyone building is "Keep It Light". I'm empty at 1630
> lbs and if I had to do it all again, I would build it lighter. I put in
> nicely padded leather seats, thick aviation carpet, fiberglassed a keel
> cover with glove box, re-designed instrumental panel, tool box below rear
> shelf, a loaded instrument panel, constant speed prop, etc. etc.  My payload
> is only 770 lbs. (360 lbs for full tanks leaves only 410 for adults and
> passengers - not much).  A two hour trip with 4 adults and baggage from PHX
> to LAS required 1/2 tanks (30 Gallons) - not a very comfortable fuel margin.
> 
> Kevin Steiner
> 170 hours
>