I know it isn't the first, cause I went to just shy of 17,500 on the way home from SNF last Spring to avoid some build up and stay out of the Washington D C airspace. I think that I could still climb at 300 ft/min but I was only burning 3 gal/hr at fulll throttle. I started my decent to home at 160 miles out (about an hour out). The KR I have needed some more tail feathers as it hunted around and needed constant attention to go straight. Joe Horton
----ld up------ Forwarded Message ---------- From: ttcse/Tom <ttcsem...@yahoo.com> To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Subject: Re: KR> compression check, service ceiling List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:30:35 -0800 (PST) 17,000' is impressive. I wonder if it's the very first time a corvair motor has ever operated at that altitude. "I decided to go all the way to 17,000' and get a climb rate number (and yes, I did have oxygen). For the last 500' (16,500 to 17,000), the average was 230 ft/min, so the service ceiling (which is defined as the highest altitude at which 100 ft/min climb rate can be maintained) is considerably higher than 17,000'. " _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html ____________________________________________________________ Doctorate Degrees Online Boost your career with an online doctoral degree. Enroll today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=_K71pjgLuF2jpUcdENLcxgAAJ1A9mk8a0luj1TJO2sh3zRLgAAQAAAAFAAAAALbBnj4AAAMlAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAyOQAAAAA=
