Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 366579 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 07:50:18 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from EDWARD (cpe-069-132-183-211.carolina.rr.com [69.132.183.211]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i7GBnkiB014690 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 07:49:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000f01c48387$26257870$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rev-3 flies... Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 07:49:55 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C48365.9EDF5AF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C48365.9EDF5AF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageOk, Ok rub it in. No, have not check the shaft yet. Probably do = that about mid week. =20 From what Tracy experienced in his RV-4, full throttle in that RV-3 = would probably have you doing low altitude rolls - so do be careful - as = I know you will be. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 12:29 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Rev-3 flies... ... tomorrow :-) =20 Sorry, couldn't resist. I spent almost all day working on the &*#%$ = spinner. Somehow I've managed to avoid fitting spinners all these = years, so apparently, I've been lucky. =20 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 :-) = 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 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 Cheers, Rusty (check that input shaft yet Ed?)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C48365.9EDF5AF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Ok, Ok rub it in.  No, have not = check the=20 shaft yet.  Probably do that about mid week. 
 
From what Tracy experienced in his = RV-4, full=20 throttle in that RV-3 would probably have you doing low altitude rolls - = so do=20 be careful - as I know you will be.
 
Ed
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 = 12:29=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Rev-3 = flies...

... tomorrow=20 :-) 
 
Sorry, = couldn't=20 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=20 hope to have the spinner put together in the first hour, then mount = the prop,=20 tune the engine, and zoom zoom.  Of course the Navy will be = stinking up=20 the airspace (sorry Dave), so I have a 1400 ft ceiling.  Let's = see,=20 that's about 30 seconds of climb :-) 
 
The biggest = question is=20 how bad the torque problem will be.   I'll build up enough = speed to=20 make the rudder work well before I go to full throttle.  I'm = really=20 hoping that it's good enough to fly for a while, to get done = with=20 the experimental time, and make all the fly-in's in=20 Oct.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (check = that input=20 shaft yet Ed?) 
 
 
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