X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.228] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3643817 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 May 2009 22:12:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.228; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from OMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.43]) by QMTA15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id s0E61b00L0vp7WLAF2C8No; Sat, 16 May 2009 02:12:08 +0000 Received: from WschertzPC ([71.57.77.95]) by OMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id s2C61b00H23NHuF8R2C7H4; Sat, 16 May 2009 02:12:08 +0000 Message-ID: <70D1F6F2977B4F5FA47418F058A65FE8@WschertzPC> From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First Flight Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 21:12:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005B_01C9D5A1.CBF93E50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C9D5A1.CBF93E50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations Bobby, I did my first flight on 4/22 and know how great = you must be feeling. I am still sorting things out, but it is great to = see another rotary in the air. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase I testing ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bobby J. Hughes=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:17 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] First Flight=20 It's done but not finished. First flight today for about 20 minutes = around the airport. I still have a few odd tuning issues but Tracy = believes it due to my MT electric prop and provided a different approach = to try. My supercharger was mostly bypassed for this flight so MP = pressure never got above 28". Take off rpm was at 6500 with the prop set = for 2250. It flew like a 190 hp RV-10. About 800 fpm climb. I didn't = push it and limited speed to about 110 mph. Fuel MAP needs to be much = better before using the supercharger or increasing the prop \ engine = rpm. I can run 34" MP at 7200 rpm and 36" at lower rpms. Still HP to be = tapped.=20 A few data points. Engine was warm before takeoff because of a few = high power run. Takeoff roll Oil and Water both at 191 F. 800 agl Oil 207 Water 196 Pattern Oil 205 Water 189. OAT 80. Gearbox oil exit 235 at the warmest. Looks like I need to seal my air ducts. They are a slip fit now and = most likely not holding pressure. Thanks to everyone on this list. No way this could have happened with = out this community for support. Special gratitude to the Austin Rotary = Bunch. Mark S., Dennis H. and Bob D. Bobby J Hughes N416AS RV-!0 Renesis, Eaton M62 Supercharger MT electric prop ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C9D5A1.CBF93E50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congratulations Bobby, I did my first = flight on=20 4/22 and know how great you must be feeling. I am still sorting things = out, but=20 it is great to see another rotary in the air.
 
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I = testing
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bobby J. = Hughes=20
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:17 = PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] First = Flight

It's = done but not=20 finished. First flight today for about 20 minutes around the = airport. I=20 still have a few odd tuning issues but Tracy believes it due to my MT = electric=20 prop and provided a different approach to try. My supercharger was = mostly=20 bypassed for this flight so MP pressure never got above 28". Take off = rpm=20 was at 6500 with the prop set for 2250.  It flew like = a 190 hp=20 RV-10. About 800 fpm climb. I didn't push it and limited speed to = about 110=20 mph. Fuel MAP needs to be much better before using the supercharger or = increasing the prop \ engine rpm.  I can run 34" MP at 7200 rpm = and 36"=20 at lower rpms. Still HP to be tapped.
 
A = few data points.=20 Engine was warm before takeoff because of a few high power=20 run.
 
Takeoff  roll=20 Oil and Water both at 191 F.
 800=20 agl  Oil 207  Water 196
 Pattern  Oil 205   = Water=20 189.
OAT=20 80.
Gearbox oil exit=20 235 at the warmest.
Looks like I need=20 to seal my air ducts. They are a slip fit now and most likely not = holding=20 pressure.
 
Thanks to everyone=20 on this list. No way this could have happened with out this community = for=20 support. Special gratitude to the Austin Rotary Bunch. Mark S., = Dennis H.=20  and Bob D.
 
 
 
Bobby J=20 Hughes
N416AS RV-!0 Renesis, Eaton M62=20 Supercharger
MT=20 electric prop
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