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Schmleff's Sonerai I N1463J "Skye Racer"

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Schmleff

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Location
Waupaca, WI / USA
N1463J is essentially a stock Sonerai I with lots of fairings and fuel tanks. Both the turtle deck and seat are raised 1 inch and the tail shape is not standard.

Specs as of August 2012:

Engine: 2110cc Vw built around a GPAS crank and prop hub. Most other parts are CB performance.
Oil System: Full flow and filtered with a Mocal 13 row cooler.
Fuel System: 3 fuel tanks that hold a total of 17.9 gallons with calibrated and dampened site gauges and a calibrated fuel flow meter (currently being revised).
Fuel Delivery: 34mm Revflow with newer Aerovee intake tube, custom head intake manifolds. (currently being revised).
Exhaust: 4-4 10" stacks (currently being revised).
Ignition: Single Slick Mag (currently being revised).
Prop: Any one of 4 based on mission (currently being revised).
Electrical System: Hand prop, 7ah battery, no charging system (currently being revised).

Avionics
  • Bendix/King KY197a Com
  • Garmin Aera 510 GPS with XM Weather
  • 9v and 5v step-down transformers
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" running Avilution Aviation Maps and GPS

Instrumentation
  • Insight Gem 603 CHT/EGT
  • Sun oil temp, analog
  • Westach oil pressure, analog
  • Manifold Pressure, compensated
  • Autometer A/F Ratio (being added)
  • Fuel Pressure, analog (being added)
  • Navman 2100 Fuel flow gauge
  • Westach 0-5000rpm tach
  • Tiny Tach
  • G meter
  • Battery Voltage

Performance Specs
Landing Speed: 55mph
Cruise: 145-180mph
ROC: 1400fpm
 
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