REFLECTOR: One hundred miles per gallon

[Scott Derrick]

trying to keep us in the dark Al? :-)

Al Gietzen wrote:
>
> Oops – This was NOT supposed to go to the REFLECTOR - Sorry
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> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]
> *On Behalf Of *Al Gietzen
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:43 AM
> *To:* 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: One hundred miles per gallon
>
> Chuck;
>
> That’s pretty amazing – I was going to say “unbelievable” but I guess
> I do believe it. But he flies alone in what is realistically a single
> place airplane; and has spent most of his adult life making it efficient.
>
> I think if I slowed down to about 125 kts, and leaned aggressively, I
> could get 30 mpg – and I think I have 3 times the airplane he hasJ. I
> need to do some more adjusting on getting the EGTs the same at lean
> cruise conditions, and I haven’t played with the timing at all; which
> is something I can do from the cockpit in-flight.
>
> BTW; regarding the VGs – it’s OK to put them on the wings, and not the
> canard; but not vice versa. It actually reduces the chances of deep
> stall – reduces the stall speed of the wing.
>
> Enjoyed your visit on Sunday. Hope the bounced, crooked takeoff didn’t
> scare anybody. I wasn’t concerned, but I thought later that if I had
> been a passenger, I would have been.
>
> Al
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