T-28A Pilot/PPI report

Switches, said "Sanitary"....
I'll just say........................ SWEET! ! !

Hmmm......... do I detect a name somewhere in here???

"Sweet and Sanitary" -

"Sweet... In-Sanity"

Charlie

 

That's pretty accurate for anyone to own a plane!

 

Russ.....hope to see you on the next poker run.I'm out of Brenham and flew the last run when they closed 5C1 due to the auto/plane accident.I had the 2 nd place hand and my pass.got 3 rd.So any more info.on that deal?I heard it was the daughter of the airport owner/caretaker?Are all involved ok now?Hope so.Anyway, I would love to go up sometime after you get your IOE time in.I am also considering various warbirds.i.e.Stearman & T-28.I found your chronicle very enlightening.Also if you want a nice x-country,11R has a nice 50's style restaurant and pretty fair fuel prices.If you give me a heads up I'll meet ya there and spring for eats.Congratulations on your 28 and keep us all updated.....Herman Bloomberg @11R

 

With the engine showing signs of increased crankcase pressure with bloei, we found that the breather hose attaches to an inverted flight slip valve on top of the case. The sliding valve inside appeared to be up and in the closed position from grime. The propellor was taken off and found to need a new rear seal and a new blade seal that had blown out from the case over pressure.
Hope to hang the prop and fly next week.

will plan on Fredricksberg, Gillespie county for lunch

 

Glad you found the "probable" cause early on. Looking forward to better consumption numbers.

 

well, it's still "probable" until it's tested...

 

Lets hope that's the case.

 

Well, the prop was hung on Thursday and on Friday N8089H and I slipped the surly bonds and she and I were alone in the firmament.

Of course the poetry ended when a damn 172 cut in front of me while I was on short final and when I went around and called final again some other damn plane took the runway in front of me and took off with me on final.

Small airports - oh, the humanity.

 

You should have bought that weapons pod...

 

You need to buy those gun pods off of ebay.



Any new numbers on oil consumption yet?

 

That's my girl.

 

SNJ5,

I can recall in your discussion on your T-28 purchase something to the point that the A with 800HP does not require any endorsement beyon high performance and of course complex. For my future education what FAR speeks to that issue.

 

I'm on travel now away from the books, but it's the FAR on type certifcate requirement

 

Russ, Would you operate your A model from a 3000 foot sod runway?Thanks much Cliff

 

Cliff, I am pretty sure an A model could take off with ok margins with some flaps on 3000' of good sod, but you would really have to watch density altitude. Landing is absolutely no problem, even with my huge personal safety margins. I would not base it at a 3000 ft sod runway in Denver. I'll get in the manual today and look up the exact numbers.

If I was confined to or did most of my flying off of 3000' of sod, I'd look at a T-6 again, which would be absolutely easy.

 

Russ, Thanks for your prompt reply. Just sold the T-6. I just talked to Mark Clark and his problem off sod was the weight on the nose gear. I am not sure this would be a problem for the A model.I have run the numbers from the AF handbook and using high density altitudes , no wind, 7000 lb. gross,This one has all the old stuff out and of course the 3 blade prop which should help.adding 20% for sod I still can't come up with more than 2100 feet. Trade-a-plane says 1320 to clear 50 foot obstacle. Plus 20% is 1570. Thanks for your thoughts. Do you like the machine?Cliff

 

It sounds like your book is the same as mine, remembering that the chart numbers are hard surface.
I really like my plane. I had a T-6 before, and the T-28 is just so much smoother and faster, even the A model. I was dead set on getting another SNJ until I flew this one and did the math on fuel consumption - the A model gets the same mpg as the jbird. Now, the BCD models are qite different in climb out and power, but even though they are burning 20 (!) more gallons than an A at cruise, the speed difference is only 10 - 15 knots or so.

I know a guy who had one of each, and said apart from the climb, they fly alike except the A feels lighter.

Fly one if you haven't - you will be amazed.. and I am a devout T6 guy!
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Thanks very much for the information,Russ.What is the typical weight of your airplane fueled with 2 people?

 

About 7000 lbs - remembering I have the later long range tanks

 

Thanks,Russ. I will let you know how it goes.

 

Bump.
Any news?
Thought of you today as I was tooling around San Antonio in the T-28. I really loved my T-6, especially w/ the canopy open, but this little T-28 is such a sweetheart and so much faster.
Here's a shot with a friend of mine in an RV - the big and the small. Note bombs.
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Great thread...

Here a T28 for sale offerred at 70k on Trade-a-pane

http://www.trade-a-plane.com/classified/images/large/0000814908-01-1.jpg

I prefer the T6 but a T28 at this price makes you think doesn't it?

Regards and seasons greetings from the UK

Harv