X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1622223 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:29:40 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm56aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061130012915.UKFN17046.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm56aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:29:15 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm56aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061130012914.ZHND17034.ibm56aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:29:14 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA 782 meeting Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:29:14 -0600 Message-ID: <003c01c7141e$f324fb50$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003D_01C713EC.A88A8B50" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C713EC.A88A8B50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Has anyone experienced and engine out and have any testimonies as to = what happens?=20 =20 Hi Jeff, =20 I think it's pretty well established that there will be no windmilling = at any reasonable speed. I can personally confirm that the 2.85 drive will = not windmill up to 110-120 kts or so. I still have a perfectly clear mental image of the prop sitting at 10:00-4:00 position :-0 =20 The 2.17 drive would be more likely, but I think it's been reported that = it won't windmill either. If anything, that may be a plus for PSRU's. =20 Cheers, Rusty (mentally working on the single rotor gyrocopter) =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C713EC.A88A8B50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Has anyone = experienced=20 and engine out and have any testimonies as to what happens? 
 
Hi=20 Jeff,
 
I think it's = pretty well=20 established that there will be no windmilling at any reasonable = speed.  I=20 can personally confirm that the 2.85 drive will not windmill up to = 110-120=20 kts or so.  I still have a perfectly clear mental image of the prop = sitting=20 at 10:00-4:00 position :-0
 
The 2.17 drive = would be more=20 likely, but I think it's been reported that it won't windmill = either. =20 If anything, that may be a plus for = PSRU's.
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (mentally working on=20 the single rotor = gyrocopter)  
 
 
 
   
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