In article ,
Cub Driver writes:
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:51:08 -0400, (Peter
Stickney) wrote:

If you've chosen
the proper cruise altitude, you'll be chugging along at the minumum
drag IAS (Speed for best climb), and what determines your endurance
will be whether the relief tube's plugged.
I suspect that that's wht Lindy really taught them.

I don't know if this is relevant, but when Glen Edwards flew from
Goose Bay in Canada to Bluie West One in Greenland, he remarked how
uncomfortable it was, flying at the edge of a stall with his nose high
and his tail low.

Quite relevant, I'd say. Ernie Gann wrote about it in "Fate is the
Hunter", as well. Apparently it went against every gut feeling they
had. Even today, you'll find people who'll tell you that running an
engine "oversquare" (More Manifold pressure in Inches Hg than RPM in
100s - say, 30" vs 3000R) is Absolutely Evil. (Again, you'll only
get there with a controllable pitch prop - with a fixed pitch, set for
takeoff power at sea level, you'll generally run out of torque defore
you;ll reach the RPM redline at any sort of altitude). While its true
that yo can overboost an engine if you aren't careful, thw Handbook
numbers are solid - the Manufacturer can't get them past the FAA
without proving them.

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster