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Thomas Koscinski
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May 20 2010 I made my first flight. Rv9A 747RT I have about 20 hours on it trying to get the 40 so we can fly it to Oshkosh. The plane fly's great. We have a 160 horse lycoming the prop is what Van recommended Sensenich 70cm6s16-0 (79). The max rpm I can get is 2500 in flight. If anyone out there has the same combination I would like to compare performances.

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Brantel
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Do you have all the fairings on and slicked up? Are you leaning the engine for best power yet?
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Thomas Koscinski
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Post by Thomas Koscinski »

Yes I have all the fairings and the plane is slick. I lean till I get the tach drop. I really suspect the prop is preventing the engine from developing the higher rpm

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