Bruce's was at 3.5 degrees, which I thought was the largest angle anyone was
using at the time. Mine is still at 2.5. It has been my intention for a
while now to move it to 3* next time I have the floats off, but still
haven't done it. The other locals here are still using 2.5, too, although I
told them to try 3.
I also measured my tail height recently, and it is at 9 feet 3 inches. Does
that sound like a 2.5* angle? With the 360, I am getting off the water
pretty fast now, but what the hey, if it can be even better, I'll try it. I
still haven't tried it this year at a high elevation lake with a good load.
That will be the real test.
Did a flight out to the lake today, actually. Just installed a new Icom
A210, and was testing it, and adjusting my VOX squelches.
Walter
-----Original Message-----
From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Wayne
G. O'Shea
Sent: November 22, 2008 7:51 PM
To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Rebel Amphib Height
Quite possible Ken. I still drag my keels on some days while trying to horse
it off the water in less than 9 or 10 seconds..which of course makes the run
15 instead. With CYP Howard always said it was great at 2.3*... but then
when I sold it the new owner (with 30+ thousand hours) complained it
wouldn't leave the water without lifting a float as he couldn't rotate it to
climb out. We made it exactly the same as mine @ 3.4/3.5 and it was like
night and day. It jumped off the water... unfortunately it jumped thru a
soya bean field in July as well to end CYP's life! Bob White's Elite, in the
hangar, is on Clamar 2200's and I mounted it at 3.5*'s as well... and it
very quick off the water. He gets out just as short as I do with my Rebel.
I think Bruce Georgen is mounted at 4 or 4.5* with his Rebel. Don't think he
has the Angus cuff and he is happy with his performance as well.
I just can't see getting a Rebel or Elite off the water in any efficient
manner at only 1.7* throat angle.
Wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <
klehman@albedo.net>
To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Rebel Amphib Height
Hmmm
So maybe 4.5 with the Mackenzie drooped leading edge then since it
lowers the wing angle of incidence about 1.5* ??
Ken
Wayne G. O'Shea wrote:
Eric... have you tried getting your Elite to fly off the water yet @ only
1.7 degrees? Even at 2.3* hard to get them to part the surface as trying
to
rotate the "wing" to get airborne will have you dragging the rear keel. 3
to
3.5* seems to work best and I've adjusted more than a few and always end
up
at 3.3 to 3.5*'s
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Fogelin" <
elist@whidbey.com>
To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 7:35 PM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Rebel Amphib Height
My Elite on Murphy 1800 amphibs is 10'-1" to top of the tail. The Comm
antenna on the cabin roof is nearly the same. The tail height can vary
depending on what angle you set your floats.
I set my floats at 1.7 degrees (top of float compared to bottom of main
cabin. Others are setting higher angles: 2, 2.5, 3 and 3+ degrees. The
greater the angle, the lower your tail (by quite a bit).
Eric
Elite 645E
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