Forum: Messages
07-20-13, 04:54 AM
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You are almost certainly correct.
I just wish that some still built a small pressurized twin that didn't cost several million dollars. Come to think of it, nobody makes a pressurized piston twin at all. I know that many people are...
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Forum: Messages
07-19-13, 07:17 PM
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Turbines burn a huge amount of fuel.
Turbines have serious issues with specific fuel consumption (pounds per hp per hour). A typical small aircraft turbine will burn anywhere from 0.6 - 0.8 lbs per HP per hour, a TSIO-360 perhaps 0.5,...
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Forum: Messages
12-16-10, 03:37 PM
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Forum: Messages
12-16-10, 03:13 PM
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Forum: Messages
12-15-10, 06:19 PM
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Please do, I am thinking about getting one
I am looking for as much info on the Riley rocket and Super Skyrockat as I can get before I drop the hammer on one. I owned a 73 P model for a number of years and liked it a lot but I really want an...
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Forum: Messages
12-15-10, 06:17 PM
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WHat mod did you get to get that Useful load?
I owned a 1973 P337 for years and I am now thinking about getting another one. Mine had a useful load of about 1500, but as I recall that was unusually high for a P model. Mine was pretty decked...
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Forum: Messages
12-17-09, 02:07 PM
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My experience with a P model
I didn't see much info on the P model in the link so I though I would add some info specifically on the Pressurized skymaster. I owned one for about 5 years and overall I really enjoyed the plane,...
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