Alex Madsen wrote:

Having heard no news in a while on the testing of the AMV VTOL aircraft, I
decided to e-mail Attila Melkuti and ask how testing was going.
http://www.amvaircraft.com/

 This is what he had to say.

"I had to replace my turbo for a larger one, and now I am getting some good
results.
I will also need to reposition my ECU because of the increased temperature
in the engine compartment.
On my last engine run I reached 6300 RPM and I was barely touching the
ground,
when I applied the yaw control the craft started to move to the selected
direction.

I will probably need to lower the pitch on the prop to reach the 7000 RPM,
where I believe
the craft will fully separate from the ground.

At 6300 RPM the EGT was 1640 F and the fuel flow was 32 gal/h and all the
other temps.  were in the limit." Attila Melkuti

It is good to know they are still making progress (even if it is little
slow).

Alex Madsen

32 gal an hour or 192 pounds per hour at .55 BSFC is 350 HP. 
Divided by .50 BSFC it is 385 HP.

Paul Lamar 
 
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