From: "James Whitehurst flyboyusvi@gmail.com" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 20:12:54 -0400
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Resurrecting my RV-9A Project
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Doug, I'm glad to hear a voice of progress on the forum! I read the Forum
mail mostly but enjoy hearing and learning from the experienced ones out
there! I finally got my  2 custom Aluminum 13b's from California and 2
PSRU'S that Neil Designed. I am back on the fuselage plug construction
after assimilating a 40 ' container of stuff from my pre-retirement shop in
STX. I will be making daily progress on a twin rotary, twin fuselage,
amphibian pusher of my own design. I am interested in hearing about those
out there flying rotary engines!-jw

On Sun, Oct 23, 2022, 19:19 Doug Lomheim rv9flyer13b@gmail.com <
flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

> It looks like our Group has been silent since 1 Sept., so thought I=E2=80=
=99d post
> this to make sure it=E2=80=99s not something on my end!  I have finally d=
ecided to
> retire from USAF work and get moved back to OK City where my RV-9A w/13B
> project has been awaiting some =E2=80=9Clove=E2=80=9D since I retired fro=
m the USAF
> Reserves in 2015.  At that point I took a job working air defense in
> Germany, and remained there until 2020; and being a glutton for punishmen=
t
> I followed on to ACC HQ (Langley AFB, VA) for the past two years; but now
> have realized it=E2=80=99s time to turn this challenging work over to you=
nger pups,
> and get a few things done that I=E2=80=99ve put on hold for over a decade=
!
>
> My initial plan is to move the fuselage out of the hanger into my
> insulated garage where I have a small space heater that keeps the temps a=
t
> 62 degrees during the winter months.  I bought Bill Eslick=E2=80=99s fina=
l
> intake manifold that he flew with for a number of years, so once the hose=
s
> exhaust and wiring are tidied up, I=E2=80=99ll hopefully be doing some en=
gine runs
> by Feb/March.  I purchased the 13B from Tommy James (in NC) back in 2006 =
(I
> believe) after he putt about  90 hrs. or so on it powering his Glastar.
> It hasn=E2=80=99t run since then, so not sure what will happen when I fin=
ally crank
> it over=E2=80=A6 water leaks?  :)
>
> After watching Dennis Haverlah=E2=80=99s great installation back in 2006-=
08,
> I decided to copy his final iteration that has worked so well for him, in
> hopes of having a good functioning system from day one=E2=80=A6we=E2=80=
=99ll see.
>
> By finally joining the =E2=80=9Cretiree=E2=80=9D club, I=E2=80=99m now al=
so looking forward to
> being able to attend Charlie=E2=80=99s pumpkin drop once in a while, and =
any other
>  "alternative engine=E2=80=9D get togethers that present themselves in th=
e near
> future.
>
> Fly safe out there!
>
> Doug
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Doug, I&#39;m glad to hear a voice of progress on the for=
um! I read the Forum mail mostly but enjoy hearing and learning from the ex=
perienced ones out there! I finally got my=C2=A0 2 custom Aluminum 13b&#39;=
s from California and 2 PSRU&#39;S that Neil Designed. I am back on the fus=
elage plug construction after assimilating a 40 &#39; container of stuff fr=
om my pre-retirement shop in STX. I will be making daily progress on a twin=
 rotary, twin fuselage, amphibian pusher of my own design. I am interested =
in hearing about those out there flying rotary engines!-jw</div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 23, 2=
022, 19:19 Doug Lomheim <a href=3D"mailto:rv9flyer13b@gmail.com">rv9flyer13=
b@gmail.com</a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net">flyrotar=
y@lancaironline.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=
<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><font size=3D"5">It looks like our Grou=
p has been=C2=A0silent since 1 Sept., so=C2=A0thought I=E2=80=99d post this=
 to make sure it=E2=80=99s not something on my end!=C2=A0 I have finally de=
cided to retire from USAF work and get moved back to OK City where my RV-9A=
 w/13B project has been awaiting some=C2=A0=E2=80=9Clove=E2=80=9D since I r=
etired from the USAF Reserves in 2015.=C2=A0 At that point I took a job wor=
king air defense in Germany, and remained there until 2020; and=C2=A0being =
a glutton for punishment I followed on to ACC HQ (Langley AFB, VA) for the =
past two years; but now have realized it=E2=80=99s time to turn this challe=
nging work over to=C2=A0younger pups, and get a few things done that I=E2=
=80=99ve put on hold for over a decade! =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0</font><div><fo=
nt size=3D"5"><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"5">My=C2=A0initial=C2=A0p=
lan is to=C2=A0move the fuselage out of the hanger into my insulated garage=
 where I have a small space heater that keeps the temps at 62=C2=A0degrees =
during the winter months. =C2=A0</font><span style=3D"font-size:x-large">I=
=C2=A0bought Bill Eslick=E2=80=99s final intake=C2=A0manifold that he flew =
with for a number of=C2=A0years, so once the hoses exhaust and=C2=A0wiring =
are tidied up, I=E2=80=99ll hopefully be doing some engine runs by Feb/Marc=
h.=C2=A0 I=C2=A0purchased the 13B from Tommy James (in NC) back in 2006 (I =
believe) after he putt about =C2=A090 hrs. or so on it powering his Glastar=
.=C2=A0 It=C2=A0hasn=E2=80=99t run since then, so not sure what will=C2=A0h=
appen when I=C2=A0finally crank it over=E2=80=A6 water leaks? =C2=A0:)</spa=
n></div><div><font size=3D"5"><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"5">After =
watching Dennis Haverlah=E2=80=99s great installation back in 2006-08, I=C2=
=A0decided to copy his=C2=A0final=C2=A0iteration that has worked so well fo=
r him, in hopes of=C2=A0having a good functioning system from day one=E2=80=
=A6we=E2=80=99ll see. =C2=A0</font></div><div><font size=3D"5"><br></font><=
/div><div><font size=3D"5">By finally joining the =E2=80=9Cretiree=E2=80=9D=
 club, I=E2=80=99m now also looking forward to being able to attend Charlie=
=E2=80=99s pumpkin drop once in a while, and any=C2=A0other =C2=A0&quot;alt=
ernative engine=E2=80=9D get=C2=A0togethers that present themselves in=C2=
=A0the near future. =C2=A0</font></div><div><font size=3D"5"><br></font></d=
iv><div><font size=3D"5">Fly safe out there!</font></div><div><font size=3D=
"5"><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"5">Doug =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
</font></div></div></blockquote></div>

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