Who has the longest range RV, and how did you do that? How many gallons of fuel can you put onboard?
Sounds like a crazy question, but I'd like to know.
Tom
Sounds like a crazy question, but I'd like to know.
Tom
Who has the longest range RV, and how did you do that? How many gallons of fuel can you put onboard?
Sounds like a crazy question, but I'd like to know.
Tom
I can't remember his name, but I think he flew from England to South Africa non-stop a few years ago.
Jon Johanson planned to increase his range even more.
I spoke to him sometime ago, and from memory he told me he had 1000 litres (264 US Gallons) on board for one flight, including ferry tank in cabin and more fuel in the wings I believe. He may not want to talk about the flight as it turned into a bit of an international incident.
He is contactable at
http://www.flymore.com.au.
John
Not sure he'd get off the ground with that load - 110 gallons is enough to go from California to Hawaii, and that's the longest point-to-point distance with no fuel options, no real reason to plan for more than that.
Not sure he'd get off the ground with that load - 110 gallons is enough to go from California to Hawaii, and that's the longest point-to-point distance with no fuel options, no real reason to plan for more than that.
Jon arrived at the ice runway on Monday, 8 December after leaving Invercargill Sunday on what was supposed to be a 33-hour flight to Argentina. He was spotted at Pole before he turned around for lack of fuel and returned to McMurdo--after covering about 3750 statute miles during 26? hours in the air. He said he had a 35-hour supply of fuel...but his radio conversations with McM on the way down indicated he was experiencing stronger than expected headwinds and already knew he wouldn't have enough to complete the flight. He claimed that he was only an hour short.
At the back of Jo's book "Aiming High" he lists some facts and figures although this was before the Antarctic trip:
Forward Fuel - 30.5 kg
Wing Fuel - 83.1 kg
Tip fuel - 46.2 kg
Ferry Fuel - 174.7 kg
I'm still amazed that Jon Johanson's RV-4 was able to take off and get airborne carrying all that fuel plus the weight of his cajones onboard too
Just thinking about this, that's almost 5-55 gallon drums of fuel. Seems incredulous that one could find space for that kind of volume on an RV.
......
I still have the tank, but no longer the ambition to be a record holder.
pay for shipping, it's yours. [I flew into teterboro may2001, only plane there with FP prop. tower wanted me to do 140kts on final because citation was behind me!]
I see Alaska in Vlad's future!
Vlad - I've got a home for it when you're done!
You got it. If it fits my 9 it would fit yours Kevin is doing measurements now. Shipping on you
Not sure he'd get off the ground with that load - 110 gallons is enough to go from California to Hawaii, and that's the longest point-to-point distance with no fuel options, no real reason to plan for more than that.
Jon Johanson's RV-4 had 124 gallons on board with a range of more than 2,600 nm at 75% power and 8000'.