gupri Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hi all, Checked out the updates on the Velocity site recently, and found, that a Velocity flew at 135% Vne without any problems at all. As the stated Vne is given as 200 mph, this equates to 270 mph. Not too shabby!!! On the Velocity Builders Forum there is a picture of a Subaru SVX turbo installation, which could quite conceivably achieve the above speed, as the SVX Turbo is supposed to turn out 350 to 360hp! I wonder, whether anyone reading this, would know the Vmax and initial climb speed of a Velocity SE RG with the above engine? I would really appreciate some actual data (even in an XL). Thanks for participating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bferrell Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Vne is actually 200 knots, best rate of climb (Vy) is about 110 knots, I think best angle (Vx) is 90. I'm not flying yet, but I'm pretty sure those are the POH values. Brett Quote --- Brett Ferrell Velocity XL/FG Cincinnati, OH http://www.velocityxl.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gupri Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Thanks Brett, As the Vne was variously given as 200mph and 200 knots, I wanted to err on the side of safety (also didn't want to get my hopes up too much ). Actual Vne of 200 knots makes it even better and more efficient than would otherwise be the case. It looks like a Subaru SVX Turbo (available for under $10,000) could also give an initial climb of about 3,000 fpm - which would be fantastic, as cruise heigth could be reached much quicker. Thanks again for setting me straight. Gunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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