Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 23:36:23 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b2) with ESMTP id 2110778 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 08 Apr 2003 23:25:22 -0400 Received: from rad (12-218-74-116.client.mchsi.com[12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (sccmmhc01) with SMTP id <20030409032519mm100stbpce>; Wed, 9 Apr 2003 03:25:19 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EWP X-Original-Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 22:25:08 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601c2fe47$a54f5c90$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 The Australian pump is made for continuous duty and has a controller which will vary the flow rate to maintain a set temperature. I wired a potentiometer into this, mounted on my panel which will allow me to = adjust this in flight.=20 --------------- Todd,=20 Have you insured a minimum flow rate for the pump? I'm not familiar = with the Davies Craig controller, so I don't know what minimum rate it would allow. I just want to make sure you realize that you can't have zero = flow in a rotary. I'm >90% sure you know that, but even <10% was worth = mentioning it. Also, your pics are GREAT! I can't believe it's painted that well = before flying. Man, my RV-8 flew over a year before I got it painted, and the = RV-3 may never get painted. I don't know if you have any RV experience, but = I promise you'll love the way it flies. =20 Cheers, Rusty =20