Precious Metal Flight Testing

[LoveOldPlanes]

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Man....Nixon really outdid himself this year!

Sort of reminds me of a Merlin, all the "Small size makes it faster" and stuff.....

[Leo]

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Add another squirrel and you just might have something there.
I'll miss the avgas smell though and the replacement odor, blekch!

[Thom Richard]

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You guys are too funny!

Finished the high speed portion of the testing today. The two airspeed's showed 477 (analog) and 469 (digital) indicated, which translates to 520-525 TAS and a max of 7.0 G's (That was hard work!).

Flutter testing showed no issues at all. I used the "whack-the-stick-as-hard-as-you-can-with-a-rubber-mallet" method. Apparently the best way according to my test pilot friends.

I think we have proven the structural integrity of our mods, and the rest of the airplane, for that matter. Now it's time for engine work!

[ChrisMX105]

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I'm hoping that the Airspeed was straight and level or better yet at 7 G's turning in a steep climb?

[Idaho_cowpony]

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I'm hoping that the Airspeed was straight and level or better yet at 7 G's turning in a steep climb?

haha..very funny Chris...

And Thom did say 'High Speed', not 'max speed'..


Congratulations Thom. Very exciting stuff!

- Joseph

[AAFO_WSagar]

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You guys are too funny!

Finished the high speed portion of the testing today. The two airspeed's showed 477 (analog) and 469 (digital) indicated, which translates to 520-525 TAS and a max of 7.0 G's (That was hard work!).

Flutter testing showed no issues at all. I used the "whack-the-stick-as-hard-as-you-can-with-a-rubber-mallet" method. Apparently the best way according to my test pilot friends.

I think we have proven the structural integrity of our mods, and the rest of the airplane, for that matter. Now it's time for engine work!

Thom, thanks again for sharing here! You are keeping the juices flowing in many ways! You guys pull this off and we may have to replace those Joey "da tri tip's" favorites with Roasted Crow in the banquet buffet line on Sunday....

I'll take pictures!

[Dudewanarace]

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Flutter testing showed no issues at all. I used the "whack-the-stick-as-hard-as-you-can-with-a-rubber-mallet" method. Apparently the best way according to my test pilot friends.

That was the scariest part of flight testing my modifications. Your going over what somebody thought was a Vne and trying to excite flutter. I was glad when that flight was over and done with.