Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 366369 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:29:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040816042919.WUQN14988.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:29:19 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: Rev-3 flies... Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:29:19 -0500 Message-ID: <011601c48349$98e4a8b0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0117_01C4831F.B00EA0B0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0117_01C4831F.B00EA0B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ... tomorrow :-) =20 =20 Sorry, couldn't resist. I spent almost all day working on the &*#%$ spinner. Somehow I've managed to avoid fitting spinners all these = years, so apparently, I've been lucky. =20 =20 The prop is HUGE, and absolutely beautiful. All the old men come by the hanger and drool over it. Good thing it's got that sealer coat :-) =20 =20 I'm off tomorrow, so I hope to have the spinner put together in the = first hour, then mount the prop, tune the engine, and zoom zoom. Of course = the Navy will be stinking up the airspace (sorry Dave), so I have a 1400 ft ceiling. Let's see, that's about 30 seconds of climb :-) =20 =20 The biggest question is how bad the torque problem will be. I'll build = up enough speed to make the rudder work well before I go to full throttle. = I'm really hoping that it's good enough to fly for a while, to get done with = the experimental time, and make all the fly-in's in Oct. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (check that input shaft yet Ed?)=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0117_01C4831F.B00EA0B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
... tomorrow :-) =20
 
Sorry, couldn't = resist.  I spent almost all day working on the &*#%$ = spinner. =20 Somehow I've managed to avoid fitting spinners all these years, so = apparently,=20 I've been lucky.  
 
The prop is = HUGE, and=20 absolutely beautiful.  All the old men come by the hanger and = drool=20 over it.  Good thing it's got that sealer coat :-) =20
 
I'm off = tomorrow, so I hope=20 to have the spinner put together in the first hour, then mount the prop, = tune=20 the engine, and zoom zoom.  Of course the Navy will be stinking up = the=20 airspace (sorry Dave), so I have a 1400 ft ceiling.  Let's see, = that's=20 about 30 seconds of climb :-) 
 
The biggest = question is how=20 bad the torque problem will be.   I'll build up enough speed = to make=20 the rudder work well before I go to full throttle.  I'm really = hoping that=20 it's good enough to fly for a while, to get done with the = experimental=20 time, and make all the fly-in's in Oct.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (check = that input=20 shaft yet Ed?) 
 
 
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