Wet Weather experiences - Jul 2003

When Heinz and I flew the first two turbo AMT-300s through heavy rain over
the Amazon, it took an additional two inches of manifold pressure to
maintain the same airspeed.  So, yes it does degrade performance but not
nearly as drastically as in the high performance sailplanes.

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Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:44:17 -0400
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Dear Xoggers,

For the edification of all, the vilification of none, would you be
good enough to share your experiences flying the Ximango in wet
weather. All phases of flight would be appreciated.

Cheers, and thanks in advance,
bruce
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Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:17:20 -0500
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Never done it. Sorry I can't help.

Best regards

Horst Stratman
S/N 096


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Dear Xoggers,

For the edification of all, the vilification of none, would you be good
enough to share your experiences flying the Ximango in wet weather. All
phases of flight would be appreciated.

Cheers, and thanks in advance,
bruce
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Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:12:05 -0600
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Bruce,

When Heinz and I flew the first two turbo AMT-300s through heavy rain over
the Amazon, it took an additional two inches of manifold pressure to
maintain the same airspeed.  So, yes it does degrade performance but not
nearly as drastically as in the high performance sailplanes.

Jim McCann

Subject: wet weather experiences


>
> Dear Xoggers,
>
> For the edification of all, the vilification of none, would you be
> good enough to share your experiences flying the Ximango in wet
> weather. All phases of flight would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers, and thanks in advance,
> bruce
>
>
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Date:         Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:31:48 -0500
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I have flown my AMT 200.50 in several light rain showers.  Under power the
airspeed drops off about five knots.  The forward canopy was not very water
tight and air and moisture leaks in enough to be an annoyance.  I added
some weather stripping to the front and side seals which solved the
moisture problem.  John Read, Indiana