B: Engine Bragging Rights

[brad haslett]

Lance,

Just to be fair, mine won't do 160 knots. In fact, I
can't do 140 knots if the ride is bumpy. I say 3 hrs
at 6000' on $100 worth of fuel is more like it! (I'm
bringing my fuel to the airport from Sams Club)

Brad

--- Lance Fisher <lfisher at cyberoptics.com> wrote:

> To make it a fair race, I'd say you'd both have to
> have enough fuel to 
> cruise at something like 160 KTAS for 3 hrs @ 6000
> ft plus the same 
> cabin payload.  Of course if you really want the
> engine to be the only 
> variable, then you'd need equal gross weights.
> 
> -lance
> 
> BobsV35B at aol.com wrote:
> 
> >Good Morning Brad,
> > 
> >Our J35 is ready and willing!
> > 
> >Do we race at equal gross weights or at equal
> payloads?
> > 
> >Happy  Skies,
> >
> >Old Bob
> >AKA
> >Bob Siegfried
> >Ancient Aviator
> >628 West  86th Street
> >Downers Grove, IL 60516
> >630 985-8502 
> >Stearman  N3977A
> >Brookeridge Air Park LL22
> >
> >
> >In a message dated 2/25/2008 7:49:39 A.M. Central
> Standard Time,  
> >flybrad at yahoo.com writes:
> >
> >Here's a  sure way to settle the "mine is bigger
> than
> >yours" arguments about  engines.
> >
> >http://txskyways.com/movies/txskydrag.wmv
> >
> >Should we do  this in waves?  E185 v E225, etc. or
> just
> >find a really wide runway  and line-up 5 or 6 
> abreast?
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> 
> 



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