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September 12th 07, 04:50 AM
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What GA needs
"JGalban via AviationKB.com" u32749@uwe wrote in message news:7814f2bf2e916@uwe... Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote: Nothing wrong with the physics. Small turbines work. And for some applications they have big adavantages. Fuel quantity per horsepower-hour, however, isn't one of them. Agreed. Turbines are most efficient well above normal GA altitudes. At common GA altitudes they suck large quantities of fuel. A turbine powered Luscombe project used to be based at my field. The speed and climb were slightly better than a piston powered Luscombe, but the range was dramatically shorter. A Luscombe needs a turbine engine like a carp needs an outboard motor. 
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