REFLECTOR: Deltahawk engine

[Richard Riley]

At 11:19 AM 5/7/05, you wrote:
>LOL..........   I just thought this was a Velocity forum.  Again, I 
>embarrass myself with my words as all scarecrows do looking for a brain.

I'm the token non-velo builder, here as a (deeply appreciated) courtesy.

>What would your gross weight be and your wing loading and area?
>Our present T/O weight is 1700 lbs. with a wing loading of about 14 
>lbs/sq. foot and an MT constant speed....it would be a good race.

Empty I'm about 1175, 110 sq ft of wing.  Add fuel and pilot to taste.

>Single turbo to about 35,000 with 50% power still available.....  roughly.
>Let do it Richard.....  gentlemans competition by some stated date...(I 
>better be careful here....  my dates have come and gone right Scott?)
>So, If I don't fulfill these two demo's then I will gladly seek asylum in 
>a third world country.......  Belize would be nice....

I'm liking Grigor's proposal better.  Racing to 30k in a non pressurized 
airplane, you're begging for decompression sickness.   And don't think it 
would be a slam dunk for you - at 30,000 feet, I'd still have about 28% 
power - and I'm starting with 300.  Of course, I'd be running an 
underpitched climb prop, so at the lower altitudes I'd be outclimbing 
you.  Either way it would be close.