REFLECTOR: What an awesome airplane.

[Herb Sanders]

Sounds like you are happy with your Velo, Doug. How is the retract nose gear holding up?  Herb  PS/ I can not get a medical now and plan to sell my Velo project. If anyone likes yours, tell them I have one like it for sale. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Douglas Holub 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:26 PM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: What an awesome airplane.


  I've got a huge grin on my face today. I have a friend who's been drooling over my Velocity for the past few months. He thought it would go faster than his Centurion-- I didn't think so.  So we raced  today.  At 4000 feet the Velocity was doing 175 kts TAS turning 2650 RPMs, the Centurion was doing 172 kts TAS. Woo hoo!

  For any builders out there who are deciding on what engine and propeller to get, know that you can have an awesome airplane without a heavy engine, a constant speed prop, or retractable gear. Now I don't want to start a big debate about the merits of big engines and constant speed props and retractable gear, I'm just telling the builders out there who like to keep things simple and light that they can have a 200+ mph Velocity with an ECI IOX-360 and electronic ignition and a Prince Aircraft 2-blade 68 x 76 cruise prop.  Retractable nose gear helps, too.

  Doug Holub
  13.6 hrs left in Phase I testing 



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