Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #33527
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: OT: Gardenhose as level
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:03:07 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Bulent Aliev wrote:

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we heard a bang and the plane felt like we run over a rock.  

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I got out and noticed a slight scuff like a drag mark 3" wide  on one of the Ivo blades starting about where the exhaust would be  and going to the tip. The las oval piece of my shiny new exhaust was  missing. Mystery solved. Ivo is a one tough prop to survive a 3" long  3" diam. SS pipe going hitting the blade.

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The trip was uneventful


!!SAY WHAT?!!

I'd hate to be involved in what you would call 'eventful'!!  8*)

Congratulations.  I hope you have more happy hours flying it than you had building it.


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