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edgraydallas
Joined: 13 Jun 2008
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Location: Dallas, Tx
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 Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:37 am Post subject: airspeed |
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Walter, my Model II , 582, GSC cruises at 77 or 78 at 5500. All struts and gear are faired and I have the radiator scoop. My tail feathers are enlarged to Mod. 4 Speedster dimensions but no wheel pants. Try the fairings and radiator scoop and you will see 10-15 mph increase. Its not meant to be fast, but why not clean up some of the drag. I also have the leading edge cuff from Kitfox, I think that cleans the wing up some.
Ed Gray k2 582 Dallas do not archive
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MichaelGibbs(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:11 am Post subject: airspeed |
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When I added a radiator scoop to my model IV-1200 I didn't notice that much difference in speed but maybe messing with it some would have yielded better results. The big payoff items seemed to be strut fairings and wheel pants. The strut fairings were built-in during construction but the wheel pants were added after it was flying for a while and they made a dramatic difference.
Mike G.
Kitfox IV-1200 Speedster
Phoenix, AZ
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