REFLECTOR: CATTO

[Dan Fast]

Greg, his density altitude is over 5000 ft, with a
long enough runway he could be closer to the cruise
pitch vs the performance pitch and still get airborne.

              Dan
 I did forget that he has a 300hp engine...that being
said I still feel the loss would be substantial. 
--- Greg Poole <gpoole at zeta.org.au> wrote:

> Hmnnn....thought we were talking cruise? ...so what
> does a real long runway 
> have to do with not sacrificing the 40kts you
> indicate would be lost from 
> cruise?
> 
> Greg
> (not a critic but if you dare to publish - you must
> dare to be questioned!)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Fast" <onefastvelocity at yahoo.com>
> To: <Jim_Agnew_2 at yahoo.com>; "Velocity Aircraft
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: CATTO
> 
> 
> > That might be a little over stated, but at his
> density
> > altitude with a 173, and the fact that he now
> cruises
> > at 195kt,I believe he would loose close to that
> much,
> > unless he had a real long runway to depart from.
> >
> >   Dan
> > --- Jim Agnew <jim_agnew_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Dan,
> >>
> >> Do you really believe that you will lose "40"
> KTS!!
> >>
> >> Jim
> >> --- Dan Fast <onefastvelocity at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> > Tom at your airport altitude and with your
> >> Airplane a
> >> > fixed pitch prop would cost you 40kts min at
> >> cruise.
> >> >   Dan
> >> > --- Tom Martino <tmartino at troubleshooter.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I seem to remember someone talking up the
> Catto
> >> prop
> >> > > for their Velocity.
> >> > > I'd like to hear a first hand experience ...
> how
> >> is
> >> > > it pitched and do
> >> > > you get adequate performance at cruise?
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > I was told ... not matter how you look at it
> you
> >> > > sacrifice performance
> >> > > with a fixed pitch.  Your thoughts from first
> >> hand
> >> > > experience?
> >> > >
> >> > > >
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