I think the glider altitude record is about 43,000 feet, so
with some good weather and updrafts, a properly leaned
engine so it produces maximum power possible, flying the
correct climb speed for the weight and altitude, sure. I
haven't looked, but power was probably about 35-40%.


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http://www.glasairaviation.com/inthe...mmerRecord.htm
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| Congratulation to Bruce Hammer. Normally aspirated w/
fixed pitch prop
| @ FL210. What do you think his MP & RPM were? % of HP?
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| Congratulations indeed. Quite an oddessey. The
preparation alone for a trip
| like this is a lot of work, let alone the flying. It looks
like some rather
| careful weather planning went into the trip as well. 27
miles to the gallon
| at over 250 mph is quite a feat. How long did it take him
to get back to San
| Diego? I'd also be interested to find out if he made any
modifications to
| the engine/prop.
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| "I seriously doubt that any certified aircraft could
even come close to
| that kind of accomplishment," said Hammer. "Most of them
are based on
| technology that's so old, there's no way they could be
competitive"
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| Well, I did it 25 years ago in a Mooney, SFO - DCA,
2115nm, 8:04:25,
| 302mph, see C-1 and C-1.c
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