Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #34497
From: Tracy Crook <lors01@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] N93BD BD-4 First Flight
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:54:14 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Cc: Crook.Laura <Laura@rotaryaviation.com>
Great to see your BD4 join the rotary powered fleet Bob.  Button is on the way.
 
Two new O.R.B.S. members in a week!  Proof that all those hours & years of planning & work do pay off.
 
Tracy (trying to figure out how to convert Excel chart into a JPEG file)
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob White
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] N93BD BD-4 First Flight

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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N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 - http://www.bob-white.com
First Flight:  11/23/2006 7:50AM
Cables for your rotary installation - http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/

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