Bill, Tracy, on his trip up from Florida, with head winds towards the
end of the trip,  averaged about 160 MPH on 6.6 gallons an hour as I

recall.

How does this compare with a Lyc powered RV4?

Paul Lamar

Here's the basic trip numbers for those wanting to do exact calcs.

9FL5 to FYE    527 miles
Hobbs time including engine warmup and taxi time:  3.2 hours
Departed 9FL5 with 30.5 gallons on board (1.5 gal less than full tanks)
Topped off tanks at FYE with 23.5 gal.

Tracy Crook
tcrook@rotaryaviation.com
www.rotaryaviation.com

 
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