Fairchild Swearingen Merlin
Bougainville Copper had one, so did Elders IXL, Esso and Opal Air. Also there was a blue one at Essendon for years that belonged to a chain of clothing stores (can't remember their name, but think they went out of business).
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Try these rego's, KRG/CFO TO SWP/EGC TO SSM/EMO/SSL/BCL/LDQ/SWK/AWU/OVC/UBB. plus the DCA ones, CAH/CAI/CAJ/CAK/CAL/CAM, VH-CAL went to VH-SSD. Might be wrong, but do not think they were Fairchild, just Swearingen .
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Anyone know which is the one that appears at Bathurst each year. Silver/Maroon scheme ??
Looks sexy as...and i hate pencil liners, but the merlin :drool: :drool:
Looks sexy as...and i hate pencil liners, but the merlin :drool: :drool:
Where did the DCA ones finish up scrapped or parted out?
Tootle pip!!
Where did the DCA ones finish up scrapped or parted out?
The second will have a full glass cockpit.
Tootle pip!!
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I heard it was only 1/2 glass at best !!!!!!!
Is the s-tec 65 still gettin fitted? Expensive STC I gather.
Plus the 227 horizontal stab.
And what about the winglets?
"Keep the shiny side up"
Is the s-tec 65 still gettin fitted? Expensive STC I gather.
Plus the 227 horizontal stab.
And what about the winglets?
"Keep the shiny side up"
I flew a Merlin IIIB with Dash 10s, 900SHP.
Cruise TAS running just under redline temp was always from 275-300KTAS from the FL160-FL250 depending on OAT and Pressure naturally.
The Dash 11 is 1000SHP?
Some TPE 331engine model comparison specs here-
https://www.e-engines.honeywell.com/...rod_specb.html
Sorry I cannot find the formula, I swore I had it here somewhere but basically, IIRC in a given airframe, both the same, the extra speed you gain varies with the cube of the avail power, all other factors being equal.
So if you wanted to double your original speed you need approx 8 TIMES the avail power!!
So if you had theoretically say 1800hp avail and now you have 2000hp, only an 11% increase so the additional TAS will be only a few kts above the prior speed.
An example would be in WW 2 , say in Spitfires, where the approx same config airframe, although heavier etc went from basically 1000BHP and a max speed of approx 350mph to over 2100 BHP in later models but max level speeds only went up approx 100mph for double the avail power.
As I said just a very,basic approximation and a simplified formula.It is out on the net somewhere, it is used in aircraft design. If anyone can find it I would appreciate the link.
Cruise TAS running just under redline temp was always from 275-300KTAS from the FL160-FL250 depending on OAT and Pressure naturally.
The Dash 11 is 1000SHP?
Some TPE 331engine model comparison specs here-
https://www.e-engines.honeywell.com/...rod_specb.html
Sorry I cannot find the formula, I swore I had it here somewhere but basically, IIRC in a given airframe, both the same, the extra speed you gain varies with the cube of the avail power, all other factors being equal.
So if you wanted to double your original speed you need approx 8 TIMES the avail power!!
So if you had theoretically say 1800hp avail and now you have 2000hp, only an 11% increase so the additional TAS will be only a few kts above the prior speed.
An example would be in WW 2 , say in Spitfires, where the approx same config airframe, although heavier etc went from basically 1000BHP and a max speed of approx 350mph to over 2100 BHP in later models but max level speeds only went up approx 100mph for double the avail power.
As I said just a very,basic approximation and a simplified formula.It is out on the net somewhere, it is used in aircraft design. If anyone can find it I would appreciate the link.
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Nigel Wettenhall out at Deni was operating one for a while. I dont think he still has it. It was one of the VH-SS rego'd (i think)
I can remember one of Opal Air's landing with one engine inoperable at Leigh Creek sometime in the 80's while flight service was still there. Pilot never told them he had one out, just landed, taxied in, parked it up & shut down. It sat there for some time befor another engine was brought over & fitted.
DF.
