REFLECTOR: V-twin

Richard J. Gentil richard at naples-air-center.com
Tue Mar 27 06:19:08 CDT 2012


I was thinking, a TIO-540 and LTIO-540 (Since I have a set), with 6 to 8 seats and pressurized at FL250 would be really nice, but the burn will be 50gph the first hour and 35gph every hour after that. 

It would be about as close to a piston Starship as you could get. 

Richard 

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On Mar 27, 2012, at 4:51 AM, Lawrence Epstein <ljepstein at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I was thinking more like the stretch version with 2 Deltahawk 200hp engines. 13gph @ 70% power (for both) up to 18k feet. Now that would be cruising!
> 
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:28 AM, <nmflyer1 at aol.com> wrote:
> I doubt he was... and I doubt that thing would even stay level at my DA. However, I would love to be proved wrong. Just like I mentioned with the DH diesel... years later.. Still not proven wrong. 
> 
> Kurt 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Magee <edjonesbrady at gmail.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 26, 2012 9:26 pm
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: V-twin
> 
> If it'll climb (at all) loaded single-engine, boy I like the notion of dividing 
> the thrust to port and starboard (as close as possible to centerline). You know 
> when it's mom dad and the kids and an engine coughs on climb out... 2nd engine 
> to save me: PRICELESS.
> Just me. 
> 
> I knew you were just joking Al...
> 
> Mark B. Magee
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> On Mar 26, 2012, at 7:05 PM, "Al Gietzen" <alventures at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > OK; so you've increased the initial cost by (guessing) 25-30%, and doubled
> > the operating cost. What is it offering in return?
> > 
> > Al
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> > Behalf Of John Abraham
> > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 3:28 PM
> > To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> > Subject: REFLECTOR: V-twin
> > 
> > 
> > Here you go. 
> > 
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