Another big day. We’re starting to really get to the end of the flight testing plan. Most of the tests now require more and more weight to try various centers-of-gravity (cg), and testing up to the maximum gross takeoff weight. And, Elizabeth has been harping on me to act as the ballast, for a variety […]
Read MoreA very cool evening tonight, we met up with of our oldest and dearest friends, the Trenaman’s, for dinner. As they happen to live on the other side of our neighborhood, we set up for Elizabeth to taxi the kids out, and then go off and fly around Dayton while John and I picked up […]
Read MoreAnother 1.3 hours, just tooling around. We’re closing in on 30 hours (just under 28 now). For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex […]
Read MoreAnother day, another 1.2 hours. Beth flew to Piqua today! She dropped in to see her parents, and let her dad see 44VF fly for the first time. Piqua (I17) is a sleepy little airport, but happens to be home of the Hartzell Propeller folks, and she created quite a stir, with the growl of […]
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Beth did our first hard-core speed and cross-country work yesterday, circling Dayton. I’m disappointed with the speeds, even with the rough paint, fit and finish, and no wheel pants. We were only mustering 155-160 kts at about 2500 RPM (and 20 gallons an hour). So, we were definitely at full throttle, but she just can’t […]
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Beth did our flutter testing yesterday, with some help from the nice folks at Dayton approach, and checked N44VF up to 205kts IAS! Next we’ll be doing some high-speed runs in level flight to see what she tops out (in her primer-covered, no pants incarnation). Also of note, we took her to the pancake breakfast […]
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