"Jeff" wrote:
Do you know anything about the comanche 400's ?

Um, yes, a little. I know it's got an oddball engine (Lyc. IO-720) with
an 1800-hr. TBO that will cost you $30K to overhaul and burns 20-22gph
at 75% power. You have to haul so much gas for the brute that, for a
trip of more than 300 miles, the payload of a Comanche 400 is actually
*less* than that of a 260.

this comanche 400 achieved a TAS of 275 mph at 19,000 ft

Whoopee. Who was flying the tanker?
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Dan
C172RG at BFM