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Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:41:46 -0800
From: "Todd Bartrim" <bartrim@gmail.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Windmilling ... was EAA 782 meeting
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I have a 2.17 redrive and I've had the prop windmill on some occasions.
During my initial testing I had a few unintentional engine outs as well as =
a
several intentional engine outs (while circling high above the airport,
testing mutiple tank switching, etc.) The prop would windmill maybe about
50% of the time with no obvious reasons as to why it would sometimes and no=
t
on others. When it was windmilling, it was easy to stop by increasing AOA
momentarily.
Todd

On 11/30/06, Jeff Whaley <jwhaley@intldata.ca> wrote:
>
>  Thanks Rusty and Finn, glad to hear that they don't tend to windmill =85=
 I
> have the 2.85 drive.
>
> Can't say I understand why they don't, as the relative force to turn over
> the Rotary is significantly less than a Lycoming or any other auto
> conversion.
>
> The Lycoming won't windmill either, but they can be air-started in a dive=
.
>
> Jeff (hoping to never experience either)
>
>
>

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I have a 2.17 redrive and I've had the prop windmill on some occasions. Dur=
ing my initial testing I had a few unintentional engine outs as well as a s=
everal intentional engine outs (while circling high above the airport, test=
ing mutiple tank switching, etc.) The prop would windmill maybe about 50% o=
f the time with no obvious reasons as to why it would sometimes and not on =
others. When it was windmilling, it was easy to stop by increasing AOA mome=
ntarily.
<br>Todd<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 11/30/06, <b class=3D"g=
mail_sendername">Jeff Whaley</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jwhaley@intldata.ca"=
>jwhaley@intldata.ca</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.=
8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">













<div link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"blue" lang=3D"EN-US">

<div>

<p><font color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Thanks Rusty and Finn, glad to hea=
r that
they don't tend to windmill =85 I have the 2.85 drive.</span></font></p>

<p><font color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Can't say I understand why they do=
n't,
as the relative force to turn over the Rotary is significantly less than a =
Lycoming
or any other auto conversion.</span></font></p>

<p><font color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">The Lycoming won't windmill either=
,
but they can be air-started in a dive.</span></font></p>

<p><font color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Jeff (hoping to never experience e=
ither)</span></font></p>

<p><font color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">&nbsp;</span></font></p></div></di=
v></blockquote></div><br>

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