Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao01.cox.net ([68.230.241.38] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 220108 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:09:26 -0400 Received: from davidandanne ([68.111.224.107]) by fed1rmmtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with SMTP id <20040621040855.YUHE27301.fed1rmmtao01.cox.net@davidandanne> for ; Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:08:55 -0400 From: "DaveLeonard" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Time to buzz the beach Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:09:01 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0064_01C4570A.CFAFA220" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C4570A.CFAFA220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageThat is just awesome Rusty. I can really feel the enthusiasm. Those temps are great, so are the RPM's and speeds. That's what its all about. Kind of like that once a year 250 yd Tee shot to keep you coming back :-) Dave Leonard (never hit a ball 250 yds. so I don't play golf anymore)(never flew my airplane either) Greetings, This was a pretty good day in rotary land. I drove the FD to the airport to verify that I had successfully tuned out the light throttle lean surge, and it behaved beautifully (still selling it though). My planned test flight was to go to 8000 ft for a long duration climb temp test, then do some full throttle runs, pull about 3 g's, maybe do some rolls, and call it quits. Of course, the clouds were at about 3000 ft, so I just decided to trust the engine, and go flying for fun. I headed out over the bay at about 1300 feet, buzzed my house, and the local RC flying field, then did a 180 mph pass down the beach at about 300 ft (enough offshore to avoid the people, and kites). The engine ran perfectly, smooth as glass, temps were great, and the plane handled like an RV should. This is the first flight I've actually enjoyed in this plane. Numbers from level flight: 1300 ft 5100 rpm (not close to full throttle, forgot to look at the MAP though) 170 mph TAS OAT 87 Fuel flow- 10.5 gph Oil temp- 180 Water temp- 158 Fuel pressure 40 psi (35 at 2000 rpm on the ground, and 42 with engine off) Cheers, Rusty (now half way through my 40 hours) ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C4570A.CFAFA220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
That is = just awesome=20 Rusty.  I can really feel the enthusiasm.  Those temps are = great, so=20 are the RPM's and speeds.  That's what its all about.  Kind of = like=20 that once a year 250 yd Tee shot to keep you coming back=20 :-)
 
Dave Leonard=20 (never hit a ball 250 yds. so I don't play golf anymore)(never flew my = airplane=20 either) 
 

Greetings,
 
This was a = pretty good=20 day in rotary land.  I drove the FD to the airport to verify that = I had=20 successfully tuned out the light throttle lean surge, and it behaved=20 beautifully (still selling it though). 
 
My planned = test flight=20 was to go to 8000 ft for a long duration climb temp test, then = do some=20 full throttle runs, pull about 3 g's, maybe do some rolls, and call it = quits.  Of course, the clouds were at about 3000 ft, so I just = decided=20 to trust=20 the engine, and go flying for fun.  I headed out over the = bay at=20 about 1300 feet, buzzed my house, and the local RC flying field, = then did=20 a 180 mph pass down the beach at about 300 ft (enough offshore to = avoid the=20 people, and kites).  The = engine=20 ran perfectly, smooth as glass, temps were great, and the plane = handled like=20 an RV should.  This is = the first=20 flight I've actually enjoyed in this=20 plane.  
 =20

Numbers from=20 level flight:

1300=20 ft

5100 rpm  (not close to full throttle, forgot = to look at=20 the MAP though)

170 mph=20 TAS

OAT=20 87

Fuel flow-=20 10.5 gph

Oil temp-=20 180

Water temp-=20 158

Fuel pressure=20 40 psi (35 at 2000 rpm on the ground, and 42 with engine = off)

 

Cheers,

Rusty (now half way = through my 40=20 hours)

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