My New Project a Great Lakes
My Vans RV7 Build Site
My Aircraft Specification
Vans RV7
Top Speed - 210mph
Cruise - 200mph Take off Distance - 275ft Landing Distance - 350ft Rate of Climb - 2'200fpm Ceiling 23'000ft Fuel Range - 775sm (950sm max echonomy cruise) Fuel Capacity - 42 US Gal Fuel Consumption 10 US Gal/hr. Engine - Superior IO-360 (180hp) Propeller - Hertzell Constant Speed, Dynon D100 EFIS, AF-2500, Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
Never exceed - 153mph Cruise - 120mph Climb (sea level) - (IO-360)76.5mph Rate of Climb (sea level) - 1150 ft/min Service Ceiling - 17'000ft Stall Speed - 56mph Load Factor - +5.4 / -4.0G Fuel Range - 3.8hr / 300miles Fuel Capacity - 27.4 US Gal Fuel Consumption 3.5-18.5 US Gal/hr Gross Weight - 1800lb Empty Weight(approx) - 1233lb Max Baggage - 40lb Engine - Lycoming AEIO-360 Propeller - Hertzell Constant Speed Cessna FRA150L
Never exceed - 193mph/168kts Cruise - 110mph Range - 348-704 NM Fuel Capacity - 26 US Gal / 98L Climb (sea level) - (O-240)846fpm Rate of Climb (sea level) - 846 ft/min Take-off Ground Run - 174m Take-off Ground Run clear 50ft - 316m Landing Run - 136m Land Clear 50ft - 328m Service Ceiling - 14'000ft Stall Speed - 45mph (clean) Stall Speed - 35mph (40% flap) Load Factor - +6G/-3G Fuel Range - 3.8hr / 300miles Fuel Capacity - 27.4 US Gal Fuel Consumption 3.5-18.5 US Gal/hr Gross Weight - 750kg Empty Weight(approx) - 1233lb Max Baggage - 54kg/120lb Engine - RollsRoyce Continental O-240-A(130HP) Propeller - Fixed Pitch McCauley 1A135/BRM7150 |
My Flying 2010.
2009 has passed and turned out to be a good but flying year for me. I managed to put 63 hrs in my log book. Not my record for a year however my record was 65hrs and that was in my Cessna 150. So last year must be my distance record as my RV is so much faster!
Starting 2010 and the weather has been quite good allowing me 11 flights my mid April. 2010 Trips & Events
17-18 April - *** Thruxton Closed
8 May - Thruxton Closed 9 May Pooleys Day, Compton Abbas 28-30 May RV Fly-in, Damme Germany 11-13 June IOW Festival 13 June Biplane fly-in, Compton Abbas 25-27 June Aeroexpo, Wycombe Airpark 26-27 June Vans Club France Fly-in Avranches LFNB - France. 11 July Vans RV fly-in, Popham 7-8 August - Thruxton Closed 28-29 August - Thuxton Closed New graphics for my RV
AI have been creating graphics for the paintwork on my Great Lakes. So I decided to do some for my RV - after all people keep asking me if it's an RV6! I have also put the web address of my build site on the tail! If any readers would like some for their a/c mail me. I have a set in red and can produce some more. Popham Paparazzi
If you visit Popham on a nice day, especially during a fly-in you will find a number of photographers - and they are very good! Anothy Noble is a regular and again got a really nice picture of me taking off on 03 at Popham. Picture by permission Anthony Noble. |
Few days off
At last I have been able to take a few days off and the weather has actually been nice!Flying family.....
Jo and I had our wedding party, and family travelled a long way to be with us. So Monday after the party I took some of them flying.My Uncle Bob comes flying for the first time. Flying family......
Down to the IOW and round the needles. Flying family.....
Manuella came flying, she was very good. Steady hand and controlled the aircraft well.Flying Family
Rene also had a go - Bernadette's turn next?!! The weather is still great .....
Aero-expo at Wycombe as well as a few flights to the coast with Jo. |
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