Newps

Edward A. Falk wrote:
> In article <YNadnRViU9CeRszVnZ2dnUVZ_h7inZ2d@bresnan.com>,
> Newps <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> mbremer216 wrote:
>>> Hello:
>> Where do you fly and on what type of surfaces do you land? What kind of
>> room are you looking for on the inside? Bonanza's, Mooney's and 210's
>> will by far get you your best gas mileage. I made my choice and went
>> with the Bonanza. At 75% I get 178 kts true at 15 gph at best altitude.
>> At 10,000 MSL at just a hair under 65%, 19"/2300 rpm I get 159 kts
>> true burning 11.5 gph. I used to have a 182 and at the top of the green
>> in cruise I would indicate 135-140 mph, sucking down 12.5-13 gph. In
>> the Bo at 150-155 MPH indicated, 45%, I burn 8.5 gph So as you can see
>> I get damn near twice the mpg as the 182 if I want as well as the
>> capability to go 47 kts faster while still getting better mpg than the 182.
>
> What model Bo? I'm dreaming of something bigger & faster than my old
> M20C.
>
> Any other Bonanza owners here? Do you really get 11.5 gph at 159 kts?
>

I have the S35, first year of the big engine, the IO-520. For a number
of reasons I wouldn't buy one older than that. Do the math yourself, at
10K I indicate 155 MPH and I was at 19"/2300 rpm burning 11.5. I was
about 30 degrees lean of peak so I could have gone slightly faster,
maybe another 5 mph, if I wanted to go about 75 rich. I bought this
particular model because it is the first year of the six seaters. I
insure it for four. It's the year they removed the bulkhead and really
opened up the cabin, easily three times the baggage area of the 67 182 I
used to have. Plus the rear seats slide out individually, makes it
really easy to set up the interior any way you want.