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rwayne(at)gamewood.net
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 Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: RV is amazing |
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I took the RV8A up to 15K yesterday, with oxygen, of course, and was still
climbing at 500fpm when I leveled off. What an amazing airplane! I was
168kts true airspeed. I got called as traffic to a 727 that passed just
1000' above me. Neat sight, big plane.
Wayne
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Larry Bowen
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: RV is amazing |
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Very cool.
What would you do differently, if anything, with your O2 system if you had
to do it again?
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Larry Bowen, RV-8/RV-7 HS done!
Larry(at)BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
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sportav8r(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:03 am Post subject: RV is amazing |
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Plumb some of it into the engine.
Don't tell Wayne, but we had his O2 cylinder refilled with N2O. He
only _thinks_ he was having a hilarious time, climbing 500 fpm at 15k
in his RV 
-Stormy
On 8/29/06, Larry Bowen <Larry(at)bowenaero.com> wrote:
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Very cool.
What would you do differently, if anything, with your O2 system if you had
to do it again?
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Larry Bowen, RV-8/RV-7 HS done!
Larry(at)BowenAero.com
http://BowenAero.com
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rwayne(at)gamewood.net
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:55 am Post subject: RV is amazing |
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Very pleased with the nitrous, I mean oxygen, installation. I had to home
brew my "outlets". It was designed to connect the cannulas directly to the
regulator at the tank. The hole in the baggage compartment floor to reach
the tank valve works nicely. It's very easy to reach.
What really amazes me is how much better I feel after a long XC at altitude,
but not high enough to "require" O2. (Okay, Stormy, take your best shot!)
Wayne
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sportav8r(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:35 am Post subject: RV is amazing |
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Don't tell them about the yellow submarine you saw 1000 feet above
you. "727" sounds better
Seriously, I may want to add O2 later, for just the reason you gave:
feeling refreshed at the end of a x/c that never legally required
oxygen. One more thing for the do-list, after the IFR panel.
Hope to see everybody this weekend, by land or by air.
Stormy
On 8/30/06, Wayne Williams <rwayne(at)gamewood.net> wrote:
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Very pleased with the nitrous, I mean oxygen, installation. I had to home
brew my "outlets". It was designed to connect the cannulas directly to the
regulator at the tank. The hole in the baggage compartment floor to reach
the tank valve works nicely. It's very easy to reach.
What really amazes me is how much better I feel after a long XC at altitude,
but not high enough to "require" O2. (Okay, Stormy, take your best shot!)
Wayne
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bburril(at)carolina.rr.co
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:20 am Post subject: RV is amazing |
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Hey Stormy,how are those p-mags working,any problems,starting,gas burn,etc?
ben
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sportav8r(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:46 am Post subject: RV is amazing |
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> Don't tell them about the yellow submarine you saw 1000 feet above
> you. "727" sounds better
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> Seriously, I may want to add O2 later, for just the reason you gave:
> feeling refreshed at the end of a x/c that never legally required
> oxygen. One more thing for the do-list, after the IFR panel.
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> Hope to see everybody this weekend, by land or by air.
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> Stormy
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> On 8/30/06, Wayne Williams <rwayne(at)gamewood.net> wrote:
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<rwayne(at)gamewood.net>
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> > Very pleased with the nitrous, I mean oxygen, installation. I had to
home
> > brew my "outlets". It was designed to connect the cannulas directly to
the
> > regulator at the tank. The hole in the baggage compartment floor to
reach
> > the tank valve works nicely. It's very easy to reach.
> > What really amazes me is how much better I feel after a long XC at
altitude,
> > but not high enough to "require" O2. (Okay, Stormy, take your best
shot!)
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> > Wayne
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sportav8r(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:47 am Post subject: RV is amazing |
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No major problems, but no measurable increase in performance, either.
At least in the speed/power/time to climb department, comparing the
various setting on the timing to each other, not comparing to
magnetos. If they ever pay for themselves, it's with longer TBO and
cheaper automotive plugs. Tough call.
-Stormy
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Hey Stormy,how are those p-mags working,any problems,starting,gas burn,etc?
ben
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