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Old December 26th 03, 05:47 PM
Aaron Coolidge
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Somebody wrote:

:You'll be quite happy with the 9.12 knot increase from no wheel pants, and a
: 6.95 increase over the old style Piper wheel pants.
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Then, Chuck wrote:

: In flying without the nose pant on my 79 Archer, I can see no difference in
: speed, climb or handling.

In flying without the 3 old-style wheel pants on my '68 Cherokee 180, I
have found zero speed difference. According to the "Speed Pants" web site,
I should find (9.12 - 6.95 = 2.17) 2.17 knots or roughly 3 MPH of increased
speed. This makes me suspicious of any and all speed mod claims.

Spending $2500 to get a zero to 9 knot speed improvement seems like
an unwise use of $$$ to me, so I have not gone this route. I will save
the $2500 for my Turbo Mooney....
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