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I fly a GT400 with a 503 and a 2-blade Warp drive prop. Seems perfect
to me. I get a fuel burn of at least 2.5 gph, maybe better. I weigh 125 lbs. My only problem is keeping the nose on the ground when taxiing. Martha Daniel Grunloh wrote: > > In article <8rcsm9$lkp$1@sshuraaa-i-1.production.compuserve.com>, > none@none.com (Mark Irwin) wrote: > > >Aircraft: Quicksilver GT400 > > > >(heres a pic of me flyin it: > >http://homepages.go.com/~msirull/ultralight/up_aug99.htm) > > > >Prop info: > > > >Used to have a 60x32 wood prop. Replaced it with a 4-blade Ultraprop. Dang it, > >dont know the pitch, sorry. > > A light GT400 should do fine on a 447. You need a 503. > > I would have thought the 2-blade would do you much better. > I dont believe the 4-blade Ultraprop is good for a faster > planes like yours. > > -------------- > Daniel Grunloh (grunloh@uiuc.edu) > http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~grunloh -- ---------------------- Russ & Martha Oppenheim moppenhm@ix.netcom.com ---------------------- |
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