H-6 with FP prop numbers

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cjensen
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H-6 with FP prop numbers

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Jan shared this on the yahoo group a few days ago. These are early numbers, as the new redrive is still being tested.
By the way, I did some fixed pitch testing with the 4 blade and it is a
>great airplane in the 7. Would be even better in the 9 with more wing.
>
>I set the pitch to 1500 static and cruised at 1900 prop RPM. This gave me
>1200 fpm initial climb and 400 fpm at 12,000 feet with me and half fuel.
>
>Cruise was the same as with a constant speed at 1900 rpm or 192 mph. This makes
>the modern Subaru VERY attractive to 9 builders. get a slightly used one,
>firewall forward for $19,995, then add the 4 blade fixed at $3,200 and get
>flying. You can always use the blades in a constant speed at some later time.
>We are building 9 of these for August delivery and 3 are still available on 9
>mounts.
>
>Jan
Fairly expensive fixed pitch prop, but great cruise numbers burning 8.9gph, and much cheaper than the CS version.
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