Feedback Glorieuse on MCR 4S

I’ve just fitted a Glorieuse to my MCR-4S with Rotax 914.
I had an E-prop Durandal high pitch, so take-off and climb performance was a bit sluggish.
With the Glorieuse, I’m back to fantastic take-off and climb performance, taking off at 700 kg in 180m, climbing at 800ft/min at max continuous and 160 K/H for 10 min as requested in the test flight program.

With the 914, I kept this climb rate for the whole 10 min, and no CHT or oil overheating.
Engine cooling is no longer a problem, as it sometimes was with the Durandal.
Cruising speed of 220 K/H at 75%, as with the Durandal, which was stalled at high pitch, so it’s normal.
The empty weight is now 368 kg (+1.4 kg), with the center of gravity at 22%.
I did the assembly in Sisteron at e-prop, (more or less 6 hours of work) and the test flight also in Sisteron, with a ground temperature of 24 degrees.

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