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Old 02-19-2008, 08:56 PM   #5 (permalink)
Fuzzy
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Spin - '03 Mazda Miata SE
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Kris Maynard is shown in his Aviat Husky, A-1A equipped with a Lycoming 0-360 engine and a 76-inch Hartzell propeller.

It's apparently the Geo Metro of the skies, capable of 12.2 km/kg of fuel, at low power settings. That converts to about 20.7 mpg
Not to rain on the parade, but the CAFE Foundation used to run some efficiency competition at the Oshkosh (now AirVenture) Airshow between 1981-1990. I'm pretty sure they got up over 30mpg. Then again, almost all of the 2007 PAV competitors made it over 20mpg.

Last edited by Fuzzy; 02-19-2008 at 11:35 PM.. Reason: Found the dates of the CAFE 400 efficiency races.
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