X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp104.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.203] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.1) with SMTP id 1528444 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:34:48 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.203; envelope-from=dcarter11@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 35541 invoked from network); 5 Nov 2006 04:34:18 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=MNOumRWYeHLs2JeSsZLV46T9uj1OiWGTAyG7tw0/DsKH9B6cuabehKKFFsCPoGIDDHlN++uElfrLki6lOF/jHnk0bnptwkPF+Df9IADWVax/ehV48W/D4nxIhfybhOMxrqpCgZqNzPs3LUKKKUhn6kt04+HJZyXruDDkuwzAubk= ; Received: from unknown (HELO davidsdell8200) (dcarter11@sbcglobal.net@67.41.226.109 with login) by smtp104.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 5 Nov 2006 04:34:18 -0000 Message-ID: <257201c70093$a608de20$0701a8c0@davidsdell8200> From: "David Carter" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First flight, RV-8 N5093F Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 21:34:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_256F_01C70058.F8E68F10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_256F_01C70058.F8E68F10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gaylen, I like your cowl - air inlet low with radiator(s) below engine, = not the stock RV air holes. Exactly what I'm planning to do. Looks = like you've tapered the cowl so it looks like there's a jet engine = inside! . . . Will be interesting to see what kind of speeds you get compared to = stock cowls. Hope you can give us some pictures of your installation with cowl off so = we can see the engine mount and radiator locations and ducting. David Carter ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gaylen Lerohl=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:46 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] First flight, RV-8 N5093F First flight today. Climbed to 6500' over the airport and began a = conservative program. Did mild maneuvering, approaches to stalls, = simulated approaches at altitude, flaps at 50% and 100%. .6 hour. = Limited airspeed to 110 Kt. OAT 50F. Water temp 190 in climb, 180 with = power back. Oil temp 170. Needs more left rudder on take-off and climb = than expected, otherwise flys nice! More data as acquired. I'm indebted to the list for all the shared information that made this = project possible. Thanks Tracy for making your products available. =20 Second photo in separate Email. Regards, Gaylen Lerohl Alexandria, Minnesota -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_256F_01C70058.F8E68F10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Gaylen, I like your cowl - air inlet = low with=20 radiator(s) below engine, not the stock RV air holes.  Exactly what = I'm=20 planning to do.  Looks like you've tapered the cowl so it looks = like=20 there's a jet engine inside!
. . . Will be interesting to see what = kind of=20 speeds you get compared to stock cowls.
 
Hope you can give us some pictures of = your=20 installation with cowl off so we can see the engine mount and radiator = locations=20 and ducting.
 
David Carter
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From:=20 Gaylen Lerohl=20
Sent: Saturday, November 04, = 2006 6:46=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] First = flight, RV-8=20 N5093F

 

First flight today.  Climbed to = 6500' over=20 the airport and began a conservative  program.  Did mild=20 maneuvering, approaches to stalls, simulated approaches at = altitude,=20 flaps at 50% and 100%.  .6 hour.  Limited airspeed to 110 = Kt. =20 OAT 50F.  Water temp 190 in climb, 180 with power back.  Oil = temp=20 170.  Needs more left rudder on take-off and climb than = expected,=20 otherwise flys nice!  More = data as=20 acquired.
 
I'm indebted to the list = for all the shared=20 information that made this project possible.  Thanks Tracy for=20 making your products available. 
 
Second photo in separate Email.
 
 
Regards,
Gaylen = Lerohl
Alexandria, = Minnesota
 

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