REFLECTOR: 253 kt @ 65% TXL

[Douglas Holub]

I saw it at SWRFI last month. It looked like there was no baggage area in 
the strakes. There was an upholstered panel where the opening usually is. It 
probably holds about 75 or 80 gallons of fuel.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Hallsten" <KeithHallsten at quiknet.com>
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: 253 kt @ 65% TXL


> Chuck,
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> Yes, that's the factory plane that was at the Rocky Mountain EAA Fly-in 
> last
> weekend and is at the Golden West EAA Fly-in this weekend.  Scott Baker 
> said
> they made one fuel stop between Sebastian and Front Range, and then flew
> Front Range, Colorado to Marysville, CA non-stop.  He said that they used
> 65% power and averaged 14.9 gph and 230 Kts TAS in the upper teens of
> altitude.  Beautiful plane.  4-screen GRT EFIS, GNS 430, MX20, etc.
>
> Keith Hallsten
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Chuck
> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 12:03 AM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: REFLECTOR: 253 kt @ 65% TXL
>
> Hey guys, I saw a Velocity ad in the recent Sport Aviation for the TXL
> (Turbo XL) advertizing 253 KTAS Cruise @ 65% with a 1,300 nm range. That's
> amazing performance and I was wondering if anybody is familiar with whose
> plane produced these numbers. The only guy I know who has been flying a
> turbo XL is Richard Vanderstein in central CA, and he cruises at around 
> 210
> ktas at 15k' at about 12 gph, as I recall. The N number was N296TC and had
> red and grey paint trim. It was a really beautiful plane. Is it the 
> factory
> plane?
>
> I'd really like to know what IAS (200-220) they're using and altitude they
> cruised at, or if they modified the plane for high speeds (higher Vne)?
> Also, what engine was this and what were the engine parameters (MAP, rpm,
> fuel flow, etc.). It looks like a 4 blade MT in the picture.
>
> I would like to show this to a few people, and would like to know the
> details. Is it going to be a Oshkosh? Thanks.
>
> Chuck H
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