A asicer Touchdown! Greaser! Joined Jan 1, 2015 Messages 11,769 Display Name asicer Oct 2, 2025 #41 bonefishpete said: The sweet spot might be a 172 180hp conversion. Click to expand... Ventucky Red said: With a constant speed prop... Yes, I agree... seem to recall a thread about this on Backcountry Pilot a couple of years back... Click to expand... Along with a some fairings and flap gap seals, that was Pilawt's 172. It was a 130KTAS airplane, as I recall.
bonefishpete said: The sweet spot might be a 172 180hp conversion. Click to expand... Ventucky Red said: With a constant speed prop... Yes, I agree... seem to recall a thread about this on Backcountry Pilot a couple of years back... Click to expand... Along with a some fairings and flap gap seals, that was Pilawt's 172. It was a 130KTAS airplane, as I recall.
