Geared Drives Climb Airplane Climbout From Cruise 6000 FPM

Can your airplane climb at 6000 FPM? This is a clip of a flight and climb taken Jan 1, 2007, of our Wheeler Express with Bud Warren's Geared Drives PSRU and 405 HP Chevrolet 383 V-8. We carried 3 adults and a full fuel load, with a climb rate of 6000 FPM! Torque you will not believe. PSRU for V-8 Chevrolets, V12 BMW, Some Fords, new PSRU for Subaru, as well as any other CHevrolet engine built since 1955. See www.GearedDrives.com for more information.

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• Wheeler
• Bud Warren
• Climb Clip
• Geared Drives
• PSRU
• Gear Drive
• LS1 airplane engine
• LS1
• Corvette RV-10
• RV 10

[geareddrives]

We are not boasting 6000 FPM forever. This is a Chevy V8 engine with Geared Drives PSRU in a Wheeler fixed gear, with three people on board and a load of fuel. We had to level off in order not to bust IAH airspace. Still nice climb rate by most people's standards.

[berndsenco]

But for how long can it maintain 6000 fpm???? A zoomy from high speed can acheive 6000 fpm in many aircraft, for a brief period!

[geareddrives]

We held 6000 FPM until we had to stop or bust class B airspace...do you know of any piston aircraft 3200# airplanes that can do that?

[motokid032]

Must have to have a lotta right rudder and aileron to compensate for that V8.!

[splitty77]

CRAP..!!

[dbc1dc]

Are they still liquid cooled? If not the airflow is enough to maintain temp?

[hogey74]

@norseman7088 Hey they're one of my favourite planes but I think this motor might be too powerful and too heavy!

[stealhty1]

what do you meant by GEARED DRIVE is it some sort of transsmision in it ????

[FireFighterrock24]

dude that is freaking RAD!

i would blow all of my Army money to buy that airplane from you

[norseman7088]

Are you guys planning any firewall forward projects for the Zenair CH801?