REFLECTOR: Velo Flat Plate Area

[Scott Derrick]

I'll tell you whats even more interesting"

The Panther Hybrid, essentially the same airframe as a Panthera  with a 
different power plant.  All the speeds are identical except cruise.

Panthera Hybrid HP 195 equiv,  cruise 145 ktas
Panthera        HP 210         cruise 200 ktas

How do they get 55 knots with an additional 15 HP?

I think this a Marketing Math, again...

Scott

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: REFLECTOR: Velo Flat Plate Area
From: Richard J. Gentil <richard at naples-air-center.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Date: 04/23/2012 12:58 PM

> With the announcement of the specs for the Pipistrel Panthera being 4 pax at 200kts burning 10gph with a 1,000nm range with an IO-390, the same power plant as my SERG, stared me wondering what the flat plate drag is for my aircraft since the Panthera is outperforming the SERG.
>
> Has anyone done the calculations for the flat plate area or knows what that number is for the SERG?
>
> Richard
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