How well do you know your aircraft's performance numbers? An upcoming article in the Recreational Flyer will explore fuel burn and performance for various Amateur-Built Aircraft. If you'd like to help out by contributing some numbers, click on Read More and see what you can do.

Gary Wolf is writing an article for the Recreational Flyer about amateur-built aircraft performance. He'd like to hear how your aircraft performs and gather some data. His findings so far seem to suggest that "engines of any given type consume similar amounts per hour unless they have very good engine management systems, and then the consumption drops markedly."

If you have a few minutes to fill this out for your aircraft, please copy and paste it into an email to Gary: garywolf@rogers.com

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Aircraft Type (make/model):
Engine Type (make/model):
Propellor Type and Size (diameter/pitch):
At Full Throttle:
- Fuel Burn (gal/hr, litres/hr):
- Indicated Airspeed (knots or mph but please say which!):
At Cruise:
- Fuel Burn:
- Indicated Airspeed:
How do you manage mixture in cruise?:
What do you typically pay for fuel ($/Litre):
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Gary is most interested in the following aircraft as they are more common, but I think anyone who can answer these questions should send in their info. This could be an interesting article!

RV's
Anything fast and plastic
Tailwind
Jodel 2 seater
Emeraude and/or other French wooden 2 seaters of the period
Challenger 503 and 582, both wheels and floats
Kitfox / Avids
Zenith 601 HD
Little VW powered planes like the single seat Turbulent
Biplanes of any type

For comparison, a Cessna 190 would be good as a blast from the past - better include oil consumption too! :)