X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c5) with ESMTP id 771646 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:16:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j9I2G2Wf024378 for ; Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:16:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001901c5d389$e8c8a110$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Flying again! Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:16:11 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C5D368.61828390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C5D368.61828390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sounds like the engine has a consider improvement in power (provided the = intake hose stays attached of course {:>)). A lot of folks will be = interested in how well the ceramic coating holds up under action. Yes, things that go "Whump" followed by some perturbation of engine = sound or rpm does get the old thumper a thumping. Glad it was a minor glitch Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Leonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:47 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Flying again! Today I took my RV-6, powered by a 2.6L equivalent rotary engine, back = up into the sky after its last re-build. Sure was nice to get back into the air. Putting on the high = compression 9.7 rotors, along with mild street porting and fixing any = poor compression that I previously had, seems to have given me about 500 = rpm for a given manifold pressure without any apparent rise in the heat = load. I also now have ceramic coating on my manifold, turbine housing, = and exhaust pipe. I believe this is helping temps a noticeable amount.=20 I kept the MAP under 29 today, which I will do for a while to let = things break in. At 7000', 28" MAP, I was seeing about 6000 RPM and 150 = KIAS. Ground speed up around 180 kts. Max oil temp was 150 and max = coolant temp was 190. But is was a nice cool day.=20 Just when I thought everything was going great WHAM!. MAP suddenly = drops to 17" for no reason.... There goes my last hope for a turbo I = figure... I wonder when the tower is going to note the smoke coming out = of my exhaust....=20 I land and taxi back without incident, no smoke.. Turns out one of the intake hose clamps was not on tight enough.... = (huge sigh of relief). Good thing that I have not yet installed my = turbo oil shut off valve, or I might have considered switching it on. --=20 Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C5D368.61828390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sounds like the engine has a consider = improvement in power=20 (provided the intake hose stays attached of course {:>)).  A lot = of=20 folks will be interested in how well the ceramic coating holds up under=20 action.
 
Yes, things that go "Whump" followed by some = perturbation=20 of engine sound or rpm does get the old thumper a thumping.
 
Glad it was a minor glitch
 
Ed A
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David=20 Leonard
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 = 9:47=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Flying = again!

Today I took my RV-6, powered by a 2.6L equivalent rotary = engine,=20 back up into the sky after its last re-build.
 
Sure was nice to get back into the air.  Putting on the high = compression 9.7 rotors, along with mild street porting and fixing = any=20 poor compression that I previously had, seems to have given me about = 500 rpm=20 for a given manifold pressure without any apparent rise in the heat=20 load.  I also now have ceramic coating on my manifold, turbine = housing,=20 and exhaust pipe.  I believe this is helping temps a noticeable = amount.=20
 
I kept the MAP under 29 today, which I will do for a while to let = things=20 break in.  At 7000', 28" MAP, I was seeing about 6000 RPM and 150 = KIAS.  Ground speed up around 180 kts.   Max oil temp = was 150=20 and max coolant temp was 190.  But is was a nice cool day. =
 
Just when I thought everything was going great WHAM!.   = MAP=20 suddenly drops to 17" for no reason....   There goes my last = hope=20 for a turbo I figure...  I wonder when the tower is going to note = the=20 smoke coming out of my exhaust....
 
I land and taxi back without incident, no smoke..
 
Turns out one of the intake hose clamps was not on tight = enough.... =20 (huge sigh of relief).  Good thing that I have not yet installed = my turbo=20 oil shut off valve, or I might have considered switching it on.
--
Dave Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
http://members= .aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html=20
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