drone_pilot
Well Known Member
Hi All,
I'm on final approach to completion of my 7A. I was reading on Bret's post about fuel flow testing and one of the tests was to test flow at 5 degrees higher (if I remember correctly) than the maximum sustainable climb angle. One little problem is that my bird has yet to fly. So no hard data on the maximum climb angle........here's what I have.....
IO-360 Angle Valve (200HP)
Catto 3 blade cruise prop
I'm expecting empty weight to be around 1100 lbs (no paint, all fairings and interior installed - basically final form without paint)
What would be a guesstimate for starters of a maximum sustainable climb angle for this configuration? I'm assuming that the angle would be a little lower with a fixed pitch prop. I'm also assuming that I need to perform fuel flow testing prior to first flight. Correct?
Much Thanks!
I'm on final approach to completion of my 7A. I was reading on Bret's post about fuel flow testing and one of the tests was to test flow at 5 degrees higher (if I remember correctly) than the maximum sustainable climb angle. One little problem is that my bird has yet to fly. So no hard data on the maximum climb angle........here's what I have.....
IO-360 Angle Valve (200HP)
Catto 3 blade cruise prop
I'm expecting empty weight to be around 1100 lbs (no paint, all fairings and interior installed - basically final form without paint)
What would be a guesstimate for starters of a maximum sustainable climb angle for this configuration? I'm assuming that the angle would be a little lower with a fixed pitch prop. I'm also assuming that I need to perform fuel flow testing prior to first flight. Correct?
Much Thanks!