Griff Picket wrote:
For those who have a larger-than-VW engine, what total capacity do you
think is enough?
Griff,
Define "larger-than-VW" engine. Don't you have a Revmaster on your
KR2? It's pretty close to the same displacement as the VW on N891JF,
and I can tell you that it burns something like 3.3 gallons an hour, in
part due to the very efficient Ellison carb. Worst case would be 4 GPH,
unless you are crazy enough to run it wide open for several hours at a
time, and even then, you probably wouldn't exceed 5GPH. At least that's
my experience. Others may have different opinions, but that's mine.
N891JF has a 14.5 gallon tank on it, and that's plenty to get me where
ever my back and bladder can handle.
Given the price of 100LL and 87 octane auto fuel, I don't fly anywhere
wide open.....I just leave a little earlier to get there at the
appointed time (usually for lunch with other KR fliers).
Having said all this, I put two 8 wing gallon tanks in N56ML. I later
added another one in the outboard right wing, just so I could fly back
non-stop from OSH. Once I get up to 10,500', it's a hassle to come back
down and climb back up again.
Mark Langford
m...@n56ml.com
http://www.n56ml.com
Huntsville, AL
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