normally aspirated @ FL210

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Congratulation to Bruce Hammer. Normally aspirated w/ fixed pitch prop
@ FL210. What do you think his MP & RPM were? % of HP?



Congratulations indeed. Quite an oddessey. The preparation alone for a trip
like this is a lot of work, let alone the flying. It looks like some rather
careful weather planning went into the trip as well. 27 miles to the gallon
at over 250 mph is quite a feat. How long did it take him to get back to San
Diego? I'd also be interested to find out if he made any modifications to
the engine/prop.

"I seriously doubt that any certified aircraft could even come close to
that kind of accomplishment," said Hammer. "Most of them are based on
technology that's so old, there's no way they could be competitive"

Well, I did it 25 years ago in a Mooney, SFO - DCA, 2115nm, 8:04:25,
302mph, see C-1 and C-1.c

Al

I think the glider altitude record is about 43,000 feet, so
with some good weather and updrafts, a properly leaned
engine so it produces maximum power possible, flying the
correct climb speed for the weight and altitude, sure. I
haven't looked, but power was probably about 35-40%.


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http://www.glasairaviation.com/inthe...mmerRecord.htm
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| Congratulation to Bruce Hammer. Normally aspirated w/
fixed pitch prop
| @ FL210. What do you think his MP & RPM were? % of HP?
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| Congratulations indeed. Quite an oddessey. The
preparation alone for a trip
| like this is a lot of work, let alone the flying. It looks
like some rather
| careful weather planning went into the trip as well. 27
miles to the gallon
| at over 250 mph is quite a feat. How long did it take him
to get back to San
| Diego? I'd also be interested to find out if he made any
modifications to
| the engine/prop.
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| "I seriously doubt that any certified aircraft could
even come close to
| that kind of accomplishment," said Hammer. "Most of them
are based on
| technology that's so old, there's no way they could be
competitive"
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| Well, I did it 25 years ago in a Mooney, SFO - DCA,
2115nm, 8:04:25,
| 302mph, see C-1 and C-1.c
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| Al
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