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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] N93BD BD-4 First Flight
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:52:21 -0500
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Congratulations Bob!
BD-4 with a Rotary - THE way to go!!

Thomas Jakits


On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:17:36 -0700
  Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net> 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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