Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.161] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2638246 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:37:24 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:37:23 -0700 Received: from 65.142.114.142 by bay3-dav131.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:37:23 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.142.114.142] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] Reply-To: "Tracy Crook" From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EWP - series pumps and wacky ideas Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:39:54 -0400 Organization: Real World Solutions Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0032_01C3933A.F63D3AE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Oct 2003 20:37:23.0355 (UTC) FILETIME=[23366EB0:01C3935C] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C3933A.F63D3AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message The RX-7 forums are also filled with "overheat=3Drebuild" = stories. I'm sure glad it all worked out like it did, but I wouldn't = bet on that being the norm. =20 Rusty=20 Definitely not the norm but timing is everything. The key factors in = saving the engine in the event of coolant circulation loss is: 1. Recognizing the event immediately and reducing power to the = minimum needed to limp to landing (Instrument w/ alarms helps a lot) 2. Getting the engine on the ground and shut down before the = remaining coolant boils away. The overheat goes from "hot engine" to = "rebuild time" very quickly after total coolant loss.=20 The total elapsed time between overheat alarm to engine shutdown was = about 4-5 minutes in my case. =20 Tracy ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C3933A.F63D3AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 The RX-7 forums are also filled with=20 "overheat=3Drebuild" stories.  I'm sure glad it all worked out like = it did,=20 but I wouldn't bet on that being the=20 norm.  
Rusty
 
 
Definitely not the norm but timing is=20 everything.  The key factors in saving the engine in the event of = coolant=20 circulation loss is:
 
1.  Recognizing the event immediately = and=20 reducing power to the minimum needed to limp to landing =20  (Instrument w/ alarms helps a lot)
 
2.  Getting the engine on the ground = and shut=20 down before the remaining coolant boils away.    The = overheat=20 goes from "hot engine"  to "rebuild time"  very quickly = after total=20 coolant loss. 
 
The=20 total elapsed time between overheat alarm to engine shutdown =  was=20 about 4-5 minutes in my case.  
 
Tracy
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