Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2563350 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:14:13 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.21]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030901011412.CFGN17556.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:14:12 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: First flight- really :-) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 20:14:14 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c37026$5be86190$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36FFC.73125990" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36FFC.73125990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 Here's my log. I'm still alive, and I can even re-use the plane :-) =20 =20 It would seem that I succeeded in my goal of having too much cooling. = Of course it wasn't pretty :-) Now I can try to get it back to normal, = and start tweaking other things. I can also pay more attention to the = speeds, and performance at different MAP settings. Maybe Whiting will be closed tomorrow, and I can do some more testing. I can even hope for more a = higher ceiling. =20 =20 You're up next Todd. Before you know it, he'll be flying too :-) =20 Rusty (where did I put my beer) =20 =20 =20 =20 8-31-03 / .1 hours / .1 total =20 First flight! It was brief, and there really isn't much to report. =20 =20 The plane itself flew fine, with a slight bank to the right, but I had = more fuel in that tank, so perhaps that's all it is. Van's aileron trim is worthless, and I'll have to add stronger springs to make it do anything = at all, which I suspected all along. =20 =20 The engine ran fine, but it didn't seem like I was getting the power I expected at 30 inches of MAP. 30 inches of MAP is about half throttle, = and I tried to maintain that level, but it sure felt more like half throttle than full (NA) power. I bounced the tailwheel around a couple times on takeoff, because I was fiddling with the power, rather than flying the plane. At first, I was at around 2psi, which felt strong, then I = adjusted it down to 0, which felt weak. All the while, the tail wheel was going = up, then down :-) Fortunately, the landing was respectable. =20 =20 Water temp never went over 130 degrees, which is way too cool. Oil hit = 190 on climb to 2000 feet (the cloud ceiling), and settled at about 210 = while circling at 4700 rpm, and about 120 mph. I didn't want to push the = speed too high on this flight. Unfortunately, I didn't notice what RPM I was = at during the climb. =20 After the flight, I removed the big ugly cowl, and fixed a small oil = leak at the oil temp sender in the pan. I also decided to install the stock 180 degree thermostat so I'd have some hope of running normal water temp. = Not sure what this will do to the oil temp. On one hand, it would seem to = raise it, but on the other, it might not. Now that there's a restriction in = the water line, the radiator should get even cooler than before, so perhaps = this will help the oil temp. I guess I'll find out soon enough. =20 =20 I took the engine down to get gas, and was quite happy to see the temps = come up so quickly. I had to run the engine for about 10 minutes to get off = the peg before flying earlier. When I got back to the hanger, I ran the = engine at 4000 rpm, which is about the limit of my brakes. I held this for = about 8 minutes, during which time the water stayed at 180. Oil slowly went up = to 220 degrees, and stopped there. Maybe this will be OK, but at least = it's the oil that is a problem, and not the water. Synthetic oil buys me = some breathing room on temps. =20 =20 A final note- there seems to be some cross feeding going on in my fuel tanks. I made a point to transfer fuel from the left to the right tanks (the one I feed from) last week. Now, there's slightly more in the left again. The left wing does sit just a little lower than the right, so I guess that was the equilibrium point. The check valve in the Facet pump should stop this, but it only slows it way down. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C36FFC.73125990 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Greetings,

 

Here's=20 my log.  I'm still alive, and I can even re-use the plane = :-)  =20

 

It would=20 seem that I succeeded in my goal of having too much cooling.  Of = course it=20 wasn't pretty :-)   Now I can try to get it back to = normal, and=20 start tweaking other things.  I can also pay more = attention to=20 the speeds, and performance at different MAP settings.  Maybe = Whiting=20 will be closed tomorrow, and I can do some more testing.  I can = even hope=20 for more a higher ceiling. 

 

You're=20 up next Todd.  Before you know it, he'll be flying too=20 :-)

 

Rusty=20 (where did I put my beer)

 

 

 

 

8-31-03  = /  .1 hours  / =20 .1 total

 

First flight! =20 It was brief, and there really isn’t much to report. 

 

The=20 plane itself flew fine, with a slight bank to the right, but I had more = fuel in=20 that tank, so perhaps that’s all it is. =20 Van’s aileron trim is worthless, and I’ll have to add = stronger springs to=20 make it do anything at all, which I suspected all along. 

 

The=20 engine ran fine, but it didn’t seem like I was getting the power I = expected at=20 30 inches of MAP.  30 = inches of MAP=20 is about half throttle, and I tried to maintain that level, but it sure = felt=20 more like half throttle than full (NA) power.  I bounced the tailwheel around = a couple=20 times on takeoff, because I was fiddling with the power, rather than = flying the=20 plane.  At first, I was at = around=20 2psi, which felt strong, then I adjusted it down to 0, which felt = weak.  All the while, the tail wheel = was going=20 up, then down :-)  = Fortunately, the=20 landing was respectable. =20

 

Water temp never went over 130 degrees, which = is way too=20 cool.  Oil hit 190 on = climb to 2000=20 feet (the cloud ceiling), and settled at about 210 while circling at = 4700 rpm,=20 and about 120 mph.  I = didn’t want to=20 push the speed too high on this flight.   Unfortunately, I = didn’t notice=20 what RPM I was at during the climb.

 

After the flight, I removed the big ugly cowl, = and fixed=20 a small oil leak at the oil temp sender in the pan.  I also decided to install the = stock 180=20 degree thermostat so I’d have some hope of running normal water = temp.  Not sure what this will do to = the oil=20 temp.  On one hand, it = would seem to=20 raise it, but on the other, it might not. =20 Now that there’s a restriction in the water line, the = radiator should get=20 even cooler than before, so perhaps this will help the oil temp.  I guess I’ll find out = soon enough. 

 

I=20 took the engine down to get gas, and was quite happy to see the temps = come up so=20 quickly.  I had to run the = engine=20 for about 10 minutes to get off the peg before flying earlier.  When I got back to the hanger, = I ran the=20 engine at 4000 rpm, which is about the limit of my brakes.  I held this for about 8 = minutes, during=20 which time the water stayed at 180. =20 Oil slowly went up to 220 degrees, and stopped there.  Maybe this will be OK, but at = least it’s=20 the oil that is a problem, and not the water.  Synthetic oil buys me some = breathing=20 room on temps.  =

 

A=20 final note- there seems to be some cross feeding going on in my fuel = tanks.  I made a point to transfer = fuel from the=20 left to the right tanks (the one I feed from) last week.  Now, there’s slightly = more in the left=20 again.  The left wing does = sit just=20 a little lower than the right, so I guess that was the equilibrium = point.  The check valve in the Facet = pump should=20 stop this, but it only slows it way down. =20

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