X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.103] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2137491 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:56:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-103-061.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.103.61]) by ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l5OFtgJO011807 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:55:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000b01c7b678$307ce250$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Favored Method 5/6 - Fuel Pump Shut off was [FlyRotary] Re: Method of killing power?? Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:56:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C7B656.A904B850" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C7B656.A904B850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Ok, out of 6 respondents (including yours truly), it looks like the = methods of engine shut down are: 5 - turn off fuel pumps 1- Disable injectors Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James Maher=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:35 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Method of killing power?? Ed, I prefer the Fuel Pump shutoff method. On my airplane the fuel system will remain pressurized for a long = time after shut down. I don't like the idea of highly pressurized fuel inside a very hot = engine compartment. So by turning off the fuel pumps with the engine still running it = serves to de-pressurize the fuel system. This way if you do happen to get a stuck open injector it will not = flood the rotor housing with fuel.=20 It only takes a second or two for the engine to quit after fuel pump = shutoff. Jim Ed Anderson wrote: To everyone running a rotary engine and particularly flying with = one - what is your normal method of killing the engine. 1. Turning off Main Power 2. Turning off EC2 Power 3. Turning off ignition 4. Turning off Fuel Pumps 5. Turning off injectors 6. Other Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C7B656.A904B850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

Ok, out of 6 respondents (including yours = truly), it=20 looks like the methods of engine shut down
 are:
 
5 - turn off fuel pumps
1- Disable injectors
 
Ed
 ----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 James=20 Maher
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 = 10:35=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Method of=20 killing power??

Ed,
I prefer the Fuel Pump shutoff method.
On my airplane the fuel system will remain pressurized for a = long time=20 after shut down.
I don't like the idea of highly pressurized fuel inside a very = hot=20 engine compartment.
So by turning off the fuel pumps with the engine still running = it=20 serves to de-pressurize the fuel system.
This way if you do happen to get a stuck open injector it will = not=20 flood the rotor housing with fuel.
It only takes a second or two for the engine to quit after fuel = pump=20 shutoff.
Jim

Ed Anderson = <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>=20 wrote:
To everyone running a rotary engine and = particularly flying=20 with one - what is your normal method of killing the=20 engine.
 
1.  Turning off Main = Power
2.  Turning off EC2 = Power
3.  Turning off = ignition
4.  Turning off Fuel = Pumps
5.  Turning off = injectors
6.  Other
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A = N494BW=20 Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.comhttp:/= /members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.dmack.net/mazda= /index.html

------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C7B656.A904B850--