X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 917396 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 08 Jan 2006 08:20:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; 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-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id k08DJb1w019206 for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 08:19:38 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001001c61456$34b1fa60$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First Engine Start Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 08:19:50 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Well, just glad it did nothing more than got your adrenaline flowing {:>) Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob White" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:15 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First Engine Start > Hi Ed, > > In this case, It would have been pieces of gear box and bolts out of > spectators. If I had tried to start it in the hanger I would have > created a dust storm to rival your recent experience in the cockpit. > > Bob W. > > > On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 21:52:44 -0500 > "Ed Anderson" wrote: > >> Hey, Bob, congratulations on making noise (but, apparently not too much). >> >> Yes, everyone is a bit amazed how quickly a wide open 13B will rev up. >> Without a prop load, you would at this point likely be picking piece of >> gear >> box and bolts out of your wall, its happened. Sure has you scampering >> for >> some cut-off switch when that happens - fortunately the prop does finally >> limit the runaway rpm. >> >> Sounds like you are off to a good start, just take a bit of time to get >> it >> sorted out and tuned up. But, Tracy's need algorithm really give you a >> much >> better starting point. >> >> Ed >> >> Ed Anderson >> Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered >> Matthews, NC >> eanderson@carolina.rr.com >> > > -- > http://www.bob-white.com > N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (Projected engine start - maybe today) > Custom Cables for your rotary installation - > http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/ > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >