Kim
I am hoping to go to Burt Rutan's birthday party 21 June. Might well be
the last chance I get to meet up with him, he hasn't been too well and I
am of an age when things go wrong too.
Are you around then, be nice to meet up and swap news? I will fly into
LAX and rent a car. Booked in to a hotel with Jim Price 21st in Mojave.
Graham
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> Hello Graham! Interesting discussion on the Whirlwind. The CAF report was
> done with the original design blades but Jim wasn't completely satisfied
> with that so he redesigned the airfoil and twist to get better performance.
> The "numbers" changed quite a bit increasing climb rate by over 100 fpm and
> shortening take off roll by 100 feet. This is the current design supplied by
> Whirlwind as far as I know.... And yes, it was the single best performance
> enhancement I ever made to N111EU. It is more complex than just bolting on
> the Airmaster but I like that the weight (and rotating mass) is so minimal.
> My installed weight including governer, cable control, spinner and backing
> plates and of course, the propeller assembly came in at 13.5 lbs. Anyway,
> have a great summer! I will be in Sweden, Gotland June 5 til June 21 at my
> friend's airport ESVB (Bunge) and we would love to see some Europas fly
> there. You can get information about the airport on line.
> Kim prout
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