REFLECTOR: FG vs. RG thing
davedent at comcast.net
davedent at comcast.net
Wed Aug 30 11:40:24 CDT 2006
My XL/RG uses a IO-540 260 hp and it does just fine. I have taken off from 7000 ft. DA and had no problems. Even at high weights. But I didn't climb all that great. But it does just fine with this engine. At 12500 ft I'm burning just under 12 gph. I'm seeing a good 175 kts as well. I'm happy with this. I'm sure if you are running a 340 hp engine your burn won't be this good but you'll climb a lot better. Of course you go like stink as well. There are some trade offs of course.
Dave
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From: len.baxter at gm.com
>
> Pat
>
> Thanks for your thoughts and the great picture........
>
> A question for you and the other XLRGs flying........ You indicate 340 hp
> in your notes( what engine?). How much Hp do you really need and/or use
> for special situations like high density altitude???
>
>
>
> Len
>
> __________________
>
>
> Len,
>
> I was about to reply when I read Andy's post on the
> pros and cons of each model which I thought was
> perfect. I had nothing to add. Let me know if you have
> any specific questions - i have 150 hrs on my XLRG.
>
> Since you've decided to stick with the RG and all, for
> motivation I've attached a pic of how you'll look one
> day doing a high speed low pass!
>
> Funny side story: my wife and I flew up to Fox field
> on Saturday to take some pics and visit Craig Woolston
> and John Schoorl who are just about to fly their
> XLFG-5. Their plane looks great and you can see the
> excitement on their faces. Kevin and Brooke Steiner
> happened to be there with their Velocity, Deception. I
> had previously only seen their plane in pictures which
> don't do it justice - it's truly spectacular. Oh, and
> Jorge and Ygebor Bujanda (also XLFG builders) were
> there too! Small world.
>
> Pat
>
> --- len.baxter at gm.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > Thanks for your input and thanks to all the others
> > who took time to
> > comment.
> >
> > Conclusions??? The response was particulaly lively
> > from the FG crowd.....
> > I would have hoped to hear more from the RG crowd (
> > particularly those
> > flying for a while). When you take everything
> > into account , it is truly
> > a personal preference. I will stay with my kit as
> > ordered..... XLRG. To
> > me, the added complexity is not overwellming ( at
> > least not yet ) as I am
> > very comfortable with mechanical things. The added
> > build time and cost is
> > signifigant , but so is the whole project.
> >
> >
> > Len Baxter
>
>
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