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John Craparo wrote: > Right now with two 180lb people and about 12 gallons of fuel > on board, I get about 250 fpm at 600 MSL at 85 degrees F. > When I am alone in the plane, this goes to about 400 fpm. > Generally I cruise at 75 kts at 75% with no wind. John, Cruising at 75 kts (86 mph) at 75% power is really poor. Even with a very flat pitch climb prop, a 7146, I got 87 kts (100 mph) at about 75% power. Most Coupes cruise a bit faster than I did. I hope you can find a prop to borrow for the testing - that'd be a worthwhile test, I think. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com ed -at- edburkhead???.com (change -at- to @ and remove "???") ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
