X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1561580 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:24:34 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; 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-03.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id kADINvUW018155 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:24:00 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001501c70750$f1de3c00$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Take your time Tracy :-) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:24:23 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C70727.08AD90E0" 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_0012_01C70727.08AD90E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message Congratulations, Rusty. Pretty short time to get one airborne - you're right, FWF with a = Lycoming is certainly less work and effort than a Rotary - but boring = {:>) Ed Greetings, Just a non-rotary note to announce that my latest RV-8 is now flying. = I flew it twice yesterday, and the only issue was the rubber channel = coming loose at the left wing root seal. Makes a lot of flapping noise = when that happens, but it doesn't hurt anything :-) =20 How about seat cushions? Total construction time was 1100 hours, over 9 calendar months (7.5 = really, since I was out of town for about 6 weeks). As much as I like = rotary engines, you can't help but appreciate being able to just bolt on = a Lyclone, crank it up, and go flying. It's sure a time saver, but not = quite as interesting. =20 Come back from the Dark Side, come back from the Dark Side, come..... The most notable feature of the plane are the Bill Dube' LED position = lights. Everyone who sees the plane stops and stares at them. I'm not = sure how many times I've been asked to turn them on for someone, so it's = a good thing they don't draw too much current. Everyone stares right at = them while I turn them on, which can be interesting, since they're = pretty darn bright. On occasion, when someone makes negative comments = about all the little LED's, I "accidentally" turn on the strobes while = they're watching for the LED's to come on :-) =20 There are a few pics of first flight day, and a very short video of = the first takeoff on my web site. I might actually have some time to = finish the web site now that the plane is flying. Gotta get back to the = ducted fan single rotor gyrocopter planning. Cheers, Rusty (survived 4 "first" flights now) http://www.radrotary.com ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C70727.08AD90E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 Congratulations, Rusty.
 
Pretty short time to get one airborne - you're = right, FWF=20 with a Lycoming is certainly less work and effort than a Rotary - but = boring=20 {:>)
 
Ed

Greetings,
 
Just a = non-rotary note to=20 announce that my latest RV-8 is now flying.   I flew it = twice=20 yesterday, and the only issue was the rubber channel coming loose at = the left=20 wing root seal.  Makes a lot of flapping noise when that happens, = but it=20 doesn't hurt anything :-)  
 
How=20 about seat cushions?
 
 
 
Total = construction time=20 was 1100 hours, over 9 calendar months (7.5 really, since I was out of = town=20 for about 6 weeks).   As much as I like rotary engines, you = can't=20 help but appreciate being able to just bolt on a Lyclone, crank it up, = and go=20 flying.  It's sure a time saver, but not quite as=20 interesting.  
 
Come back from the Dark Side, come back from = the Dark=20 Side, come.....
 
 
The most = notable feature=20 of the plane are the Bill Dube' LED position lights.  = Everyone=20 who sees the plane stops and stares at them.  I'm not sure how = many times=20 I've been asked to turn them on for someone, so it's a good thing they = don't=20 draw too much current.  Everyone stares right at them = while I turn=20 them on, which can be interesting, since they're pretty darn = bright.  On=20 occasion, when someone makes negative comments about all the = little=20 LED's, I "accidentally" turn on the strobes while they're watching for = the=20 LED's to come on :-) 
 
There are a = few pics of=20 first flight day, and a very short video of the first takeoff on my = web=20 site.  I might actually have some time to finish the web site now = that=20 the plane is flying.  Gotta get back to the ducted fan single = rotor=20 gyrocopter planning.
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (survived 4 "first"=20 flights now)
http://www.radrotary.com
 
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