| Notes |
266 knots ground speed sustained for 13 minutes or so with
excursions up to the low 280's.
I was on the way to a Beechcraft owners' function (BPPP) in
Lakeland, FL from Lafayette, LA, at 15,000; straight, level
and smooth.
These best ground speeds were from a straight downwind leg on
a day after a cold front came raging through the Deep South.
The airplane is a stock, unmodified 1979 B55 Baron with IO-470L's.
Photos of the steam gauges were taken about a half hour earlier
on a more easterly heading and show the engine settings and
indicated airspeed for the entire flight.
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