Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:41 am
Bill, yank that mini-motor and put in a real Spit one - the Grrrrrrifon and get some speed.....
Re: Spitfire speeds
Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:43 am
Bill Greenwood wrote:Normal economy cruise speed, 214knots, about 240 mph. Gear down speed 136 k, stall clean 72k, VSO 62k. Acro entry speeds, loop 260k, roll 206k, roll off the top 295k, VNE .85 or .88 mach. Groundspeed the last 2 days, 0, and still sitting here at the FBO ready to go waiting for some blue sky.
250 is my gear speed in the F-15, heh heh.
Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:22 am
RickH wrote:MustangDriver do you find yourself chanting; " I think I can, I think I can", much ?
Yeah the Top Gun music is playing in my head evertime I do preflight. Ha Ha. It is amazing to see that the stall speed of the Spit is much slower than I thought it would be.
gettting close
Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:37 am
I am in Valpariso, Ind, VPZ. Weather is fine, ,one more leg if all is well to FLD.I expect to be at the Osh Hilton tonight then Hol Inn Fld.
Here!
Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:41 pm
I am writing from the Business Center (really the center of monkey business ) at the Hilton overlooking the e-w runway at Oskosh. The Spitfire is at Fondu Lac and will get a well deserved wash there tommorrow. I may fly some there and bring it down here Sun eve or Mon am.
Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:00 pm
Glad to hear that you are down and secure. See you in a few days.
All washed
Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:25 am
Just finished washing the plane this am. at FLD. The weather is perfect for anyone flying in.