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Old November 11th 04, 03:46 PM
Stealth Pilot
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:44:30 -0500, "Morgans"
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"Stealth Pilot" wrote


It depends entirely on the engine Pete.
I fly an O-200 in a homebuilt wittman W8 tailwind.
a very simple setup that obeys Lear's admonition.
....and one that I wouldnt swap for a mooney :-)
Stealth Pilot


What are your real world figures for empty weight, and gross for your W8?
It seems the figures I have seen place it ever so close to sport plane
status, except for the speed, but that could be taken care of with a climb
prop, I think.


empty 362kg, (798lb)
max auw 590kg, (1300lb)

you'll find drawings for all but one of the mods on a link from my web
page www.members.iinet.net.au/~tailwind
the tank is 120litres (114 usable) which gives it 5 3/4 hours duration
to dry tanks, or realistically I can make a 300 mile leg into a 15
knot headwind and get there with lots in reserve.

Stealth Pilot
 




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