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Post subject: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 13 May 2017, 17:47 |
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Joined: 08/18/13 Posts: 1152 Post Likes: +767
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Ok, I picked it up, trained on it, and flew it home. It's absolutely fantastic. A few facts and a pic-
- it's not as fast as my Mits, but it's not far off, although it's not clear it would do as well up high; I bet it slows down a bunch after FL230
- empty weight: 7798 gross weight: 12500
- pressure is nice; 7.0!
It flies nice. It's a piece of cake on one motor. I shut one off on rotation in takeoff config and it climbed out at 700'/minute anyway. I'm impressed.
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 13 May 2017, 17:54 |
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Joined: 01/29/09 Posts: 4699 Post Likes: +2408 Company: retired corporate mostly Location: Chico,California KCIC/CL56
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Quote: It flies nice. It's a piece of cake on one motor. I shut one off on rotation in takeoff config and it climbed out at 700'/minute anyway. I'm impressed. I'm impressed also, I remember two of our pilots in a 3B caging one on take off at Palm Beach, in training. They said until they hit 140 Kts it stayed in ground effect. (1981) Was this your opinion also, or did it climb right out? Jeff
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soloed in a land of Superhomers/1959 Cessna 150, retired with Proline 21/ CJ4.
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 13 May 2017, 20:01 |
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Joined: 08/08/12 Posts: 1458 Post Likes: +937
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Awesome Craig! Are you bringing it to the MU2 fly-in this fall?
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 13 May 2017, 20:42 |
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I'll commit to going if you'll commit to getting equally sh!tfaced as me. I can't be that guy again...
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 13 May 2017, 21:39 |
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Joined: 08/08/12 Posts: 1458 Post Likes: +937
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I thought I was that guy.
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 14 May 2017, 07:42 |
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Joined: 06/09/09 Posts: 4573 Post Likes: +3298
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Congratulations Craig. Hope your experience with the Merlin is as enjoyable as mine has been.
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 14 May 2017, 12:30 |
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Joined: 11/22/08 Posts: 2928 Post Likes: +928 Company: USAF Propulsion Laboratory Location: Dayton, OH
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Holy cow........that is a lot of range! Congratulations Craig.
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 14 May 2017, 13:40 |
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Joined: 07/02/13 Posts: 3127 Post Likes: +2980 Location: Stamping Ground, Ky
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Would it do Hawaii from the west coast?
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 14 May 2017, 13:52 |
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Joined: 07/02/13 Posts: 3127 Post Likes: +2980 Location: Stamping Ground, Ky
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Username Protected wrote: Would it do Hawaii from the west coast? Honest question. Not sure why the dislike.
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 14 May 2017, 14:03 |
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Joined: 11/08/12 Posts: 12799 Post Likes: +5226 Location: Jackson, MS (KHKS)
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Username Protected wrote: Would it do Hawaii from the west coast? Honest question. Not sure why the dislike.
Probably not with a dry footprint
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 14 May 2017, 14:32 |
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Joined: 07/02/13 Posts: 3127 Post Likes: +2980 Location: Stamping Ground, Ky
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The range ring made it look close. How close, IDK.
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 14 May 2017, 14:37 |
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Joined: 08/18/13 Posts: 1152 Post Likes: +767
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Username Protected wrote: I thought I was that guy. ...and this is why we get along. I'll put up more pics, not trying to be stingy. I'm not really a guy who cares about the look of an airplane, but this one is pretty. More importantly to me- the radar is awesome, must be a BIG dish, it works well at 160NM, and the autopilot is TIGHT; never had one that worked so well. The Mits short body is a fantastic bird, but if you have a big family, there's no way to beat this. Once you get used to taxiing in it, it's as easy as a Cheyenne. I was greasing it on from landing one, it's just a docile bird. I liked your post Jim, I don't know why someone would dislike it either.
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Post subject: Re: Merlin performance and weights Posted: 14 May 2017, 14:53 |
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Joined: 06/09/09 Posts: 4573 Post Likes: +3298
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Username Protected wrote: Would it do Hawaii from the west coast? I've done longer distances than that would be, but the typical 50+ knot headwinds would make Hawaii a no go. No wind or small headwind average would still work. Are times of the year where the winds are more "normal" heading west from CA to Hawaii?
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