Finished my streamlined strut covers yesterday.  Didn't really see much top end performance increase, maybe 1 MPH.  Slow speed handling is much happier though.  Stall speed is down and the plane happily climbs at 30 MPH now where before it got a little mushy at about 40 before.

 

I have the 80 HP Rotax 912 UL, 70 inch Warp Drive 3 blade with nickle leading edges set to about 8 deg.  This combination gives me 78 MPH cruising at 5200, 5400 RPM on full power climbout and a top end 5800 RPM straight and level.

 

Any suggestions (besides removing the slats)?

 

Doug M

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Comment by Andre Levesque on May 15, 2011 at 12:39pm
Don't add floats that's for sure......!!  lol        78Mph seems a bit low.....
Comment by Debra and Patrick Nesbitt on May 15, 2011 at 12:29pm

Hi Doug,

I have the same combo, 701 with 80 hp Rotax.  I am using a 70 inch Kool Prop.  78 MPH is about it from my experiences.  

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