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Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 10:02:29 -0700
From: Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First Engine Start
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Thanks Bill,

After reading the horror stories of engine starts without a load, I had
vowed to not even try.  For once I made the right choice.  Maybe Tracy
needs to add a rev limiter feature so that the engine won't run over
9000 rpm for those others that insist on doing it.  Sounds like an easy
software change to me. :)  Anybody want to go over 9K?  (Except Lynn)

Bob W.


On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 10:31:21 -0600
"William" <wschertz@ispwest.com> wrote:

> Congratulations on the first engine run, Bob. Glad you had a 'load' on it 
> since it went WOT.
> Bill Schertz
> KIS Cruiser # 4045
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob White" <rlwhite@comcast.net>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 7:44 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] First Engine Start
> 
> 
> >
> > I'm happy to report that I actually started my engine today.  The only
> > terrifying event was due to a momentary brain fade on my part.  For
> > some reason I was thinking the throttle had to be all the way in to be
> > off.  Not sure why I got that into my head.  Maybe because I've kept it
> > in that position just so it was out of the way while I worked on the
> > electrical for the last month.  Any way, I cranked it over, it sort of
> > fired a little but did't start.  I hit the cold start switch and BAM,
> > it took off at WOT.  Sorry to say I don't know what the RPM reading was
> > as I was flipping every switch I could get my hands on to get it
> > stopped.  Glad I had primed the oil pump with the starter the other
> > day.  So the first 10 seconds or so of my first start was at WOT.  Also
> > glad I had a prop on it.
> >
> > I got that all sorted out and restarted the engine.  I ran it for 10-20
> > minutes and noted some random parameters.  Today's goal was to start the
> > engine, not take data.  I ran till the oil temp read 156 and water 182
> > before I shut it down.  Oil pressure at first start indicated 97 psi.
> > I didn't check at shutdown.
> >
> > The gear box seemed to rattle around 1000 rpm, but it idles pretty good
> > above 1200 or so.  (I need to start reading some of the EC2 and EM2
> > instructions.)  I made no attempt to set mixture or anything, and all of
> > the sensors are using the default settings.  The actual values may
> > change as I get calibration data.  I do have Tracy's latest self
> > adjusting mixture feature, and it did seem like the engine smoothed out
> > as it ran.
> >
> > tried to take some video of the first start, but for some reason it
> > didn't work. The tape moved but nothing was recorded.  Later I recorded
> > running the engine again.  As soon as I relearn how to get it onto the
> > computer, I will post a short clip on my web site.
> >
> > *Jerry Hey's Cool Tube Exhaust system.
> >
> > The best I can tell, this exhaust is doing a great job.  I took one
> > quick reading from the wing tip on the exhaust side of the plane.  I
> > saw 97 db on mode C and about 3000 rpm (Radio Shack sound meter).  I
> > will get more complete data in days to come.  There were a half dozen
> > people standing around watching all this, and no one mentioned anything
> > about the exhaust noise.
> >
> > All I can say is I'm thrilled to reach this milestone.
> >
> > Bob W.
> >
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