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Fred Klein
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 Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:53 am Post subject: ...a most mysterious RV... |
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A quite unusual RV…I believe it was an RV-6A…visited the Orcas Island Fly-In (WA) this past weekend…one about which I would like to know much more.
It is BY FAR the quietist RV I have EVER seen and just barely heard…it was literally whisper-quiet. I’ve been told it had a 4 bladed propeller though I could not confirm this to be true.
In fact, it is the quietist airplane on take off I’ve ever heard in my life, other than a couple of electrically powered ones.
I’d be most grateful for any information on it’s owner, power plant, and propeller anyone can post.
Fred
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:05 pm Post subject: ...a most mysterious RV... |
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It flew over my house and I too wondered if it had an alternate engine, a
muffler or what. It was amazingly quiet.
I usually can ID an RV flying by just by the sound. I would have had no
idea what this was if I hadn't seen it too. Hopefully someone knows the
plane and can tell us about it. It looked like it was headed in the
direction of Puyallup on its way home from Orcas.
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From: "Fred Klein" <fklein(at)orcasonline.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:46 AM
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Subject: ...a most mysterious RV...
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A quite unusual RV…I believe it was an RV-6A…visited the Orcas Island
Fly-In (WA) this past weekend…one about which I would like to know much
more.
It is BY FAR the quietist RV I have EVER seen and just barely heard…it was
literally whisper-quiet. I’ve been told it had a 4 bladed propeller though
I could not confirm this to be true.
In fact, it is the quietist airplane on take off I’ve ever heard in my
life, other than a couple of electrically powered ones.
I’d be most grateful for any information on it’s owner, power plant, and
propeller anyone can post.
Fred
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ceengland7(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:20 pm Post subject: ...a most mysterious RV... |
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On 8/12/2015 12:46 PM, Fred Klein wrote:
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A quite unusual RV…I believe it was an RV-6A…visited the Orcas Island Fly-In (WA) this past weekend…one about which I would like to know much more.
It is BY FAR the quietist RV I have EVER seen and just barely heard…it was literally whisper-quiet. I’ve been told it had a 4 bladed propeller though I could not confirm this to be true.
In fact, it is the quietist airplane on take off I’ve ever heard in my life, other than a couple of electrically powered ones.
I’d be most grateful for any information on it’s owner, power plant, and propeller anyone can post.
Fred
N number? Color? Paint scheme? Tipup or slider?
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I know of some quiet alt engine RV's, but need at least a few more hints.
Charlie
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Fred Klein
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:32 pm Post subject: ...a most mysterious RV... |
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N number: unk
Color: white/off white…maybe some minimal striping…
Tip up…
non-standard cowl inlets
| Quote: | On Aug 12, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7(at)gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/12/2015 12:46 PM, Fred Klein wrote:
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> A quite unusual RV…I believe it was an RV-6A…visited the Orcas Island Fly-In (WA) this past weekend…one about which I would like to know much more.
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> It is BY FAR the quietist RV I have EVER seen and just barely heard…it was literally whisper-quiet. I’ve been told it had a 4 bladed propeller though I could not confirm this to be true.
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> In fact, it is the quietist airplane on take off I’ve ever heard in my life, other than a couple of electrically powered ones.
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> I’d be most grateful for any information on it’s owner, power plant, and propeller anyone can post.
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> Fred
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N number? Color? Paint scheme? Tipup or slider?
I know of some quiet alt engine RV's, but need at least a few more hints.
Charlie
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ceengland7(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:10 pm Post subject: ...a most mysterious RV... |
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Sorry; can't help with so little info...
Doesn't match any of the ones I'm familiar with.
On 8/12/2015 9:31 PM, Fred Klein wrote:
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N number: unk
Color: white/off white…maybe some minimal striping…
Tip up…
non-standard cowl inlets
> On Aug 12, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7(at)gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 8/12/2015 12:46 PM, Fred Klein wrote:
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>> A quite unusual RV…I believe it was an RV-6A…visited the Orcas Island Fly-In (WA) this past weekend…one about which I would like to know much more.
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>> It is BY FAR the quietist RV I have EVER seen and just barely heard…it was literally whisper-quiet. I’ve been told it had a 4 bladed propeller though I could not confirm this to be true.
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>> In fact, it is the quietist airplane on take off I’ve ever heard in my life, other than a couple of electrically powered ones.
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>> I’d be most grateful for any information on it’s owner, power plant, and propeller anyone can post.
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>> Fred
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> N number? Color? Paint scheme? Tipup or slider?
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> I know of some quiet alt engine RV's, but need at least a few more hints.
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> Charlie
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Fred Klein
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:52 pm Post subject: ...a most mysterious RV... |
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Charlie…sorry I can’t give you more particulars…
I want to emphasize that the RV I’m talking about was NOT just a “sort of quiet” variant…this puppy was WHISPER-QUIET…almost unbelievably so…EXTREMELY LOW NOISE LEVEL…both for engine noise and propeller noise.
Fred
| Quote: | On Aug 12, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Sorry; can't help with so little info...
Doesn't match any of the ones I'm familiar with.
On 8/12/2015 9:31 PM, Fred Klein wrote:
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> N number: unk
> Color: white/off white…maybe some minimal striping…
> Tip up…
> non-standard cowl inlets
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>> On Aug 12, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7(at)gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 8/12/2015 12:46 PM, Fred Klein wrote:
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>>> A quite unusual RV…I believe it was an RV-6A…visited the Orcas Island Fly-In (WA) this past weekend…one about which I would like to know much more.
>>>
>>> It is BY FAR the quietist RV I have EVER seen and just barely heard…it was literally whisper-quiet. I’ve been told it had a 4 bladed propeller though I could not confirm this to be true.
>>>
>>> In fact, it is the quietist airplane on take off I’ve ever heard in my life, other than a couple of electrically powered ones.
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>>> I’d be most grateful for any information on it’s owner, power plant, and propeller anyone can post.
>>>
>>> Fred
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>> N number? Color? Paint scheme? Tipup or slider?
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>> I know of some quiet alt engine RV's, but need at least a few more hints.
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>> Charlie
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