Return-Path: Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 367597 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:59:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from Carol ([209.214.44.136]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040817005927.QQVI14988.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@Carol> for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:59:27 -0400 Message-ID: <004901c483f5$6a96cb30$0000a398@Carol> From: "paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rev-3 flies... Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 19:59:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0046_01C483CB.811EB6D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C483CB.811EB6D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageGood luck, Rusty. I hope you are pleased with the performance. = Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:29 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Rev-3 flies... ... tomorrow :-) =20 Sorry, couldn't resist. I spent almost all day working on the &*#%$ = 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_0046_01C483CB.811EB6D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Good luck, Rusty.  I hope you are = pleased with=20 the performance.  Paul Conner
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 = 11:29=20 PM
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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