Nanchang CJ-6A Paint Job Ideas

[Ollie]

No, I'm serious, 6-7GPH. I'll get the true numbers from the pilot. Remember tha the CJ is much cleaner aerodynamically than a Yak-52.

[Edward Soye]

Regardless of how clean the airframe is... the M14 is still a pretty big engine. Have to agree that I find 7 GPH hard to believe.

We've got one (well.. an AI14) that we're putting in our Sopwith Camel replica, so I'll check our M14 manual when I'm up at the museum tomorrow to confirm the fuel flow in cruise.

[Ollie]

It depends how much power you need to cruise along. I know he uses some setting and drones at 130 knots most of the time.

I'll ask him by email.

Stand by one.

[JDK]

Nanchang safety note:

http://www.australianwarbirds.com.au/safety.asp

Lots in Australia, and some schemes here:

http://www.warbirdz.net/search.php

[Ollie]

I were wrong...

14 GPH @ 660mmHG and 75% RPM.

But still cheaper than 17 GPH...

Jeez Ollie... and here I was with a pint, a bar napkin, and my pen figuring out the engineering of how to hang one on the front of the Stearman!

Those still aren't bad numbers though, like you said. Kinda reminds me of dad's old Cadillac: if you let it just kinda fast-idle everywhere it went it wasn't hard on gas at all, but if you put your foot in it (NOT THAT THAT EVER HAPPENED, DAD!) she'd burn gas like you were flushin' a toilet.

[Ollie]

LMAO Dan!

6 GPH is probably the oil consumption..

[mennie]

Still the question remains why you would want to cruise with a 360 HP engine and +6/-3.5 G limits.

[JDK]

Still the question remains why you would want to cruise with a 360 HP engine and +6/-3.5 G limits.

Because not everyone lives in a teeny weeny (but lovely, of course) country?

[Ollie]

Exactly. Going to Oshkpsh will see you cruise for close to 700NM.

[tomroyal]

Somewhere in one of my books I remember seeing a P-63 or a P-39 in a Russian White & Green snow camo scheme. It looked pretty cool with the Red Star adding contrast. I was trying to find an example to post, but couldn't find anything on the net. I think a Nanchang in that white/green snow camo scheme and red star would turn some heads.

[yakdriver]

My stock CJ would burn 15-17gph when out doing aerobatics or generally terrorizing the local population. Cruising at 10,000 ft or above would yield 13gph at max manifold pressure and 2000rpm and 140kts. Also I always told people if you can start it and taxi it you won't have any problem flying it. Took me a half hour or so to get the hang of taxiing and I have a lot of full swivel taildragger time. Its kinda like taxiing a B-25 or A-26, where the trouble is is when doing tight turns at slow speed the nosewheel flops over and is a bitch to get straight again. Very entertaining to let your buddies try it.

My stock CJ would burn 15-17gph when out doing aerobatics or generally terrorizing the local population. Cruising at 10,000 ft or above would yield 13gph at max manifold pressure and 2000rpm and 140kts.

Are there any rpm range restrictions for cruising it in regards to vibration?

Also I always told people if you can start it and taxi it you won't have any problem flying it. Took me a half hour or so to get the hang of taxiing and I have a lot of full swivel taildragger time. Its kinda like taxiing a B-25 or A-26, where the trouble is is when doing tight turns at slow speed the nosewheel flops over and is a bitch to get straight again. Very entertaining to let your buddies try it.

That's exactly the way it was described to me. Air brake operation prowess aside, how are the brakes? Does the rudder have any effectiveness when taxi-ing or is the steering all brakes?

Dan

[oscardeuce]

How about a bright orange X-1 "Glamorus Glennis"?

[oscardeuce]

How about a bright orange X-1 "Glamorus Glennis"?