RE: REFLECTOR: Welcome to the Group!

[Duane Swing <DuaneS@velocityaircraft.com>]

Hi David:
   We will soon be adding twin turbos to our XLRG 260.  This will be a
manual (turbo normalizing) system and the results will be published in
the views when the project is completed and testing finished.  We expect
a cruise speed of around 270 + MPH at 20,000 feet. All turbo work is
being done by the people who own Rajay and will be available as a
retrofit from them.  Stay tuned.
   Sincerely,  Duane Swing 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	David Karas [SMTP:David.Karas@eng.sun.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, December 01, 1998 6:34 PM
> To:	reflector@awpi.com
> Subject:	REFLECTOR: Welcome to the Group!
> 
> Just joined the group (Thanks Brian!) and figured I would introduce
> and welcome 
> myself!  
> 
> I just deposited a XL-RG kit. Finally, a canard I can fit into and
> share with my 
> friends.  I currently own a Cessna Cardinal RG which has proven to be
> a great 
> reliable and manageable plane for IFR and Commercial Training and for
> short 
> hops. (I also use it to commute to work each day from Tracy to Palo
> Alto CA)  I 
> selected the Cardinal because it was cost-effective relative to
> performance and 
> it was a little different than everything else on the ramp.  Sort of
> the same 
> criteria I applied to my selection of the Velocity in my quest to step
> up. More 
> power, more speed, more climb more useful load, yadda, yadda, yadda.
> Of course 
> I've got big plans for my new bird, both in terms of equipment and
> building 
> time, which I'm sure will be tempered as time goes on but if I didn't
> dream I 
> never would've gotten to this point, so who knows!  I look forward to
> reading 
> suggestions and comments from all in the group, and hopefully one day 
> contributing something of general use.  
> 
> Two points I am thinking about currently which may or probably have
> been 
> discussed in the past:
> 
> 1)  Lightning protection- How do/don't we acheive it in the Velocity
> 
> 2)  Turbocharging-I'd love to maintain climb through altitude since I
> plan to 
> fly over/through/by  the Sierras and Rockies fairly frequently.
> 
> Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Thanks in Advance.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David
> 
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