Guest datsun240z1 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Who own the turbo blue z that was at cmis this weekend. it was clean. thought ive seen it on here before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patzky1 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Whew, for a second there I thought you were talking about my car! I instruct at KCMI (Univ. ov IL. Airport, Savoy, IL) and have a blue Z but its not a turbo, its an 8. Surprisingly, it out accelerates a Seminole (which has 2 180 hp engines and weighs the same) on the ground. Ask me how I know... Also, I would be surprised if anybody remarked about it right now because...Me needy new painty. Here's a tip for you guys: spend mucho time on the paintjob (especially prep) if you're doing it yourself or you WILL have flaws Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 How many people get to race one of these! How cool is that? Soo... how do you know? !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patzky1 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 My landlord owns one and operates out of a nearby nontowered (very small, one runway, etc... no traffic) airport. Based on my impressions from having recently earned a multiengine rating in the Seminole I thought I could beat it on the ground. So, we lined up across from each other. He was on the runway and I was on a parallel taxiway (shh, don't tell anyone...) about 150 feet away. I flashed a light at him and we both started, he was doing a short field takeoff with a rotation speed of about 75 knots (86.4 mph). I was just hitting 95 when he rotated, so I beat him to speed. Now, wheter I actually could do a 1/4 mile faster than him or not I don't know because as the airplane accelerates to liftoff speed the propeller slips less and becomes more efficient. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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