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Well, it is not first start yet, just the baby = step of=20 cranking it under its own internal electric power with switches and = wires=20 properly layed out (following many hours of special time with = the ECU=20 wire diagrams and Bob Knuckles Z-14 drawings). It was more about = bringing=20 my electrical power and mechanical power together to act for the greater = good. But it does bring the potential of first start much = closer. My=20 EC2 is complete and my oil lines are good, but I still need to rerun my = fuel=20 lines, which are mostly done...THEN I will be ready for attempts at = first=20 start. Right now, just cranking it over with the starter under = ships=20 electircal power was music to my ears.......it is transitioning from a = pile of=20 pretty fiberglass and a big hunk of metal to a real life = aeroplane.

To you ol' hands at this I am sure just = turning it=20 over a few times is not a big deal, but to me, the ground up noobie = (after 4.5=20 years of building <g>) it was great.....I may actually burst at = actual=20 first start. Hopefully soon.

All the best,

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy = Crook
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 = 4:53=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Happy = Birthday=20 to me.....my favorite present

Ahaaaa..... Or should I say, Hmm.... Isn't that a sweet = sound!

Glad o hear first start went smoothly Chris. Sometimes we = get the=20 impression that it's a months long ordeal getting that sound to = happen! =20

Tracy

----- Original Message -----

From: Christopher Barber =

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 = 9:13=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Happy = Birthday to=20 me.....my favorite present

Dateline: May 8, 2007 - Houston, = Texas; =20 Today, Officer C. Barber, Esq., on his 46th birthday, achieved FIRST = CRANK=20 of his Wankle Rotary engine mounted on the rear of his Velocity = SE. =20 While the engine was in no way prepared for starting, the fact that = all the=20 wires that were layed with great care per Bob Knuckles Z-14 (duel = alt, duel=20 battery) drawings and run to the panel actually worked. = The=20 primary switch was turned on, the secondary switch was turned on and = then=20 the "crossover" switch was activated. Then the lucky Mr. = Barber=20 pressed the starter button and the rotary churned away = dutifully. Then=20 he did the same thing several more times. <g>

All the best,

Chris

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