X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.1) with ESMTP id 1530206 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:45:12 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-098-162.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.98.162]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id kA62imeN007163 for ; Sun, 5 Nov 2006 21:44:52 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001301c7014d$9290a110$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First flight, RV-8 N5093F Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 21:45:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C70123.A9519E10" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C70123.A9519E10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations, Gaylen Great to see another rotary powered aircraft in the air. I like the = innovative approach to your cooling installation. Looking forward to = your reports on it with higher power settings and OAT. =20 Just got back from a 1500 mile round trip from North Carolina to = Louisiana and back - left yesterday and got back home today. The rotary = just loves to run at high rpm for hours. Sounds like you have the 2.17:1 gear ratio with left rudder required. = What static rpm are you getting? Best Regards Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gaylen Lerohl=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 8:46 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_0010_01C70123.A9519E10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congratulations, Gaylen
 
Great to see another rotary powered aircraft in = the=20 air.  I like the innovative approach to your cooling=20 installation.  Looking forward to your reports on it with higher = power=20 settings and OAT. 
 
Just got back from a 1500 mile round = trip from North=20 Carolina to Louisiana and back - left yesterday and got back home=20 today.  The rotary just loves to run at high rpm for = hours.
 
Sounds like you have the 2.17:1 gear ratio with = left=20 rudder required.  What static rpm are you getting?
 
Best Regards
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.comhttp:/= /members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.dmack.net/mazda= /index.html 
 
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From:=20 Gaylen Lerohl=20
Sent: Saturday, November 04, = 2006 8:46=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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