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From: Jerry Hey <jerryhey@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] N93BD BD-4 First Flight
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:44:46 -0500
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Congratulation Bob!!    When  you do the new engine mount, one  
possibility would be to put the oil cooler next to the rad and feed  
with the same plenum.  That was the thought when we made the wedge  
oil pan.  Jerry


On Nov 23, 2006, at 1:17 PM, Bob White wrote:

> I finally got my plane in the air, lifting off at 7:50AM this morning.
> OAT was about 40F.  Flew for about 20 minutes, did one stall and  
> landed
> to check everything.
>
> I bobbled around a bit on take off getting used to the control feel.
> Landing was uneventful.
>
> I will need to do some work on cooling as I expected.  The oil cooler
> location is poor with not enough room behind it and oil temps are
> running about 10-15 deg warmer than the water.  Both are too high for
> summer time flying.  Max oil temp was about 220F, so it was higher  
> than
> I wanted to see.  I also want to recheck the calibration on the  
> sensors
> just to make sure I didn't mess that up.
>
> Another rotary is now flying at least a little.  Send me one of those
> buttons Tracy! :)
>
> Bob White
>
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> First Flight:  11/23/2006 7:50AM
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