X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1003686 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:48:19 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.131.115; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from 204.127.135.75 ([204.127.135.75]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc11) with SMTP id <2005061600473311100o6lpte>; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:47:33 +0000 Received: from [209.247.222.88] by 204.127.135.75; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:47:30 +0000 From: keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ed's Status Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:47:30 +0000 Message-Id: <061620050047.1647.42B0CC22000842520000066F2160466648019D9B040A05@att.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Feb 14 2005) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VsdHJvQGF0dC5uZXQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_1647_1118882850_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_1647_1118882850_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ed, Is there no end to the out of the way places you can find to break down ?? Hang in there......We are all waiting on pins and needles to hear what caused all this if you ever find out for sure !! -- Kelly Troyer Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 -------------- Original message from "Bob Perkinson" : -------------- > > > Hi Bob, > > Tried posting to the list but Marv's gate keeper bounced the message, so > hope you don't mind being imposed upon, I would appreciate it if you post > this message. > > Several folks have wonder where I am in Louisiana (NOT Los Angelos). I am > staying with my sister in Kinder, Louisiana about 75 miles east of the > Lousisana-Texas border at the cross roads of US HWY 190 and 165. > > Received the apex part (lost one of those triangler pieces of the apex seal > in the dusty, junk ..er treasure filled garage - currently my white room for > engine repair) from Laura and Tracy today. So should be able to put the > engine back together tomorrow. Plans are to install it in the aircraft on > Friday and do test runs on Saturday and hopefully head for home on Sunday. > > > Nothing new on the possible cause of the localized heating due to friction > which caused the "O" rings on both side of the rotor to fail. Clearly the > chamber must have been narrower there for some reason. Perhaps almost as big > a puzzle is why it now rotates freely without any friction. The only thing > I can presume is that whatever was rubbing has now been worn down. > > Have not been able to find a caliper to measure the rotor housing as of yet. > Kinder's moto is the "Cross roads to everywhere" - but, I don't think much > stops here. No Wal-Mart, no Home Depot, etc, the closest of those are a 30 > mile one way trip along two lane roads. Gotten spoiled traveling in my > airplane and being close to a large city. > > Am able to monitor the Fly Rotary list, just can't reply directly. > > Thanks > > Best Regards > > Ed A > > > > > Bob, not certain any of these photos got posted to the list of my brake fire > incident. My brake line was alumimum tube which as can be seen in the one > photo failed with an approx 3/4" chunk blow out the side of the tube - > clearly a fatique failure. Other photo shows toasted wheel pant and other > photo show aircraft in shalow ditch with the wheel pant still smoldering. > You can see the very bright green antifreeze which my nephew threw on the > blaze buying us some time to go get a fire extinguisher. > > All repaired - well, other than the toasted wheel pant which will remain > with my nephew as a reminder of this "occassion" with his Uncle Ed {:>). I > have a capture video frame of the fireball when the hydraulic fluid > ignited - but will have to wait until I get home to post it. > > Thanks > > Ed --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_1647_1118882850_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Ed,
 Is there no end to the out of the way places you can find to break down ?? Hang
in there......We are all waiting on pins and needles to hear what caused all this if
you ever find out for sure !!
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2




-------------- Original message from "Bob Perkinson" <bobperk@bellsouth.net>: --------------


>
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> Tried posting to the list but Marv's gate keeper bounced the message, so
> hope you don't mind being imposed upon, I would appreciate it if you post
> this message.
>
> Several folks have wonder where I am in Louisiana (NOT Los Angelos). I am
> staying with my sister in Kinder, Louisiana about 75 miles east of the
> Lousisana-Texas border at the cross roads of US HWY 190 and 165.
>
> Received the apex part (lost one of those triangler pieces of the apex seal
> in the dusty, junk ..er treasure filled garage - currently my white room for
> engine repair) from Laura and Tracy today. So should be able to put the
> engine back together tomorrow. Plans are to install it in the aircraft on
> Friday and do test runs on Saturday and hopefully head for home on Sunday.
>
>
> Nothing new on the possible cause of the localized heating due to friction
> which caused the "O" rings on both side of the rotor to fail. Clearly the
> chamber must have been narrower there for some reason. Perhaps almost as big
> a puzzle is why it now rotates freely without any friction. The only thing
> I can presume is that whatever was rubbing has now been worn down.
>
> Have not been able to find a caliper to measure the rotor housing as of yet.
> Kinder's moto is the "Cross roads to everywhere" - but, I don't think much
> stops here. No Wal-Mart, no Home Depot, etc, the closest of those are a 30
> mile one way trip along two lane roads. Gotten spoiled traveling in my
> airplane and being close to a large city.
>
> Am able to monitor the Fly Rotary list, just can't reply directly.
>
> Thanks
>
> Best Regards
>
> Ed A
>
>
>
>
> Bob, not certain any of these photos got posted to the list of my brake fire
> incident. My brake line was alumimum tube which as can be seen in the one
> photo failed with an approx 3/4" chunk blow out the side of the tube -
> clearly a fatique failure. Other photo shows toasted wheel pant and other
> photo show aircraft in shalow ditch with the wheel pant still smoldering.
> You can see the very bright green antifreeze which my nephew threw on the
> blaze buying us some time to go get a fire extinguisher.
>
> All repaired - well, other than the toasted wheel pant which will remain
> with my nephew as a reminder of this "occassion" with his Uncle Ed {:>). I
> have a capture video frame of the fireball when the hydraulic fluid
> ignited - but will have to wait until I get home to post it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed
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