I think the quiet engine was a safety feature to let you know that
you were low on fuel.
It seems to work better than a warning light or buzzer!
Dan C
On Apr 3, 2008, at 2:29 PM, fnelson913 wrote:
I wonder if it would break to right if our test pilots were in the
right hand seat. Maybe this is just balance issue. Back when they
were certifying this aircraft, it seems that the test pilots were
more likely to weigh in south of 180 lbs (at least from the
available pictures you might come to that conclusion). Since I am
half a stone's throw from 250 myself, I wonder how the distribution
of weight inside the cabin affects aircraft handling. It seems that
an extra 70 lbs on one side of the center of gravity might be a
factor.
I have recently done power-on stalls with an instructor onboard
(probably around 200 lbs) and did not get a break right or left. I
did however get what appeared to be fuel starvation with an engine
that got suddenly quiet, but that is another topic.
Frank Nelson (working on my diet...)
N51DV - 415C
TOA
--- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Perhaps a contributing factor is that I also weighed about 250
when I did
> this testing and was alone in the plane. (I suspect this is minor
compared
> to P-factor or differential slipstream flow over the wing roots.)
>
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> Ed
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