rodsmith
Senior Member
Last Activity: Today, 07:54 AM
Joined: 09-26-2013
Location: Crawford, CO
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I have that governor and the Van's bracket which is similar. On my setup the orientation is the same as yours. I left the low pitch stop at the factory... -
My tanks are home built, but built according to the original 4-place plans. On the B model they may be larger. I determined the unusable fuel to be 2...Leave a comment:
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Completed my Phase 1 testing today at 44.9 hours logged. The extra time spent insuring the rings seated was responsible for going over 40hrs before completing...Last edited by rodsmith; 05-02-2025, 09:01 PM.Leave a comment:
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I have heard that with a carburated engine, you can play with throttle position to sometimes get a better fuel distribution to the cylinders. -
When I said I had a 20 deg spread on EGT lean of peak, I meant on how far each cylinder was below peak. Actual EGT spread was 50 deg. So nice to have...Leave a comment:
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Cruising Lean of Peak
As this is my first fuel injected aircraft, I have no experience cruising lean of peak. Today I took a 1 1/2 flight at 9000'. Full throttle MP was 22",... -
No better way to start the day than an early morning flight. My first flight in 4 weeks. I had the plane down for about a week for an oil change and to...Leave a comment:
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Go to Bearhawkaircraft.com and open the heading for each model to see the kit price. A quick call to Virgil will get you the lead times.Leave a comment:
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Congratulations Jay, the plane looks beautiful in the air!Leave a comment:
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The parallel valve IO-540s are about 50# lighter than the angle valve and can be overhauled to easily make 300HP. The angle valve engines have the advantage...Leave a comment:
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Excellent work Virgil!Leave a comment:
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I placed 1/16th rubberized cork strips over the tubing before installing the aluminum floor. Can't say how much it helped. I used 5/8th open cell foam...Leave a comment:
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Welcome to the forum! You will find all kinds of help here. As an owner of a mostly plans built Bearhawk, I can tell you it is a big project, but totally...Leave a comment:
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