Re: Airshares SR-20

My fuel flow, at 65% power, for my 200 HP T-Arrow is about 12 gph , but at 65%
power I cruise at 150 KTAS (or better - I plan for 150 tho) and can fly non-stop
for 700 NM - But this is also flying at 8000-13000 ft.

Jeff
http://www.turboarrow3.com

Peter Duniho wrote:

>
> What's the fuel flow at 75% power?  For a 200 hp engine, my guess is that
> it's significantly more than 9 gph.  Or conversely, it seems likely that the
> 9 gph isn't 75% cruise.
>
> > If I bought an SR-20 and it only gave me 130 kts at best cruise
> performance,
> > I'd demand my money back!
>
> Art didn't say 130 knots was his "best cruise performance".  He said that's
> what he gets at 9 gph.  I assume he used that figure because that's close to
> the fuel flow in a Cessna at normal cruise settings (with a 160 hp engine),
> and so gives a rough apples-to-apples comparison between the airplanes.
>
> Pete