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Bobby,

The gearbox is the VERY expensive Bell Helicopter planetary. The oil leak was caused by the line P. Lamar set up to vent for climb at 45°. Unfortunately it didn't keep crankcase blowby inside on a 45°DIVE. I am surprised they didn't pick an air-oil separator for that crankcase vent. Maybe they didn't have enough room to locate one.

Bill

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 5:56 AM, Bobby J. Hughes bhughes@qnsi.net <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

I watched the video last week. I didn’t recognize the gearbox. Oil leak near the end of the flight?

Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2018 4:53 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Rotary RV4 record setting time to clime.

On www.vansairforce.net last wed. or thurs. record setting time to clime record set with Rotary Ren/turbocharged RV4. YouTube vid. no more info at hand though. 0 to 10,000ft 1min. 58sec.