Return-Path: Received: from harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.12] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 224617 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:16:25 -0400 Received: from user-33qt1k1.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.134.129] helo=Carol) by harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1BdV17-0007LV-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Jun 2004 07:15:54 -0700 Message-ID: <004601c459f5$b52ecfa0$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Time to buzz the beach Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:15:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0043_01C459CB.CA80AC40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2739.300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C459CB.CA80AC40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 6:20 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Time to buzz the beach 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). =20 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. =20 =20 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) Hey, Rusty....great to hear that for once you had the opportunity to = just fly and enjoy the airplane. A good reminder of what it's all about. = Pretty soon, you'll have your 40 hours flown off, and maybe you could = fly a little further west to Mobile and we can do lunch and compare = engine installations, etc. Take care and enjoy the fruits of your = labor. Paul Conner....just moved oil cooler to a better location, and = had new hoses made, (which meant moving other brackets, wires, hoses and = clamps of course). Why is that when you move one thing, you must move = or modify 8 others?=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C459CB.CA80AC40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 = 6:20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Time to = buzz the=20 beach

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)

 

Hey, Rusty....great to = hear that for=20 once you had the opportunity to just fly and enjoy the airplane. A = good=20 reminder of what it's all about.  Pretty soon, you'll have your = 40 hours=20 flown off, and maybe you could fly a little further west to Mobile and = we can=20 do lunch and compare engine installations, etc.  Take care and = enjoy the=20 fruits of your labor.  Paul Conner....just moved oil cooler to a = better=20 location, and had new hoses made, (which meant moving other brackets, = wires,=20 hoses and clamps of course).  Why is that when you move one = thing, you=20 must move or modify 8 others?=20

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