X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.79] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 976469 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:20:14 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.79; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:19:23 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.150.115 by BAY115-DAV7.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:19:23 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.150.115] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Testing has started Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:19:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01C62DA5.5906F600" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:19:21 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Feb 2006 23:19:23.0880 (UTC) FILETIME=[4364D680:01C62DCF] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C62DA5.5906F600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Me too Ed. Unfortunately, I made my flight date decision late last = night. The weather guessers were predicting 50 kt headwinds for me = today and weather OKay for Friday with lower winds, so...... Guess you have checked it yourself by now but the forecast for Texas = on Friday has rapidly gone downhill. Hope they are wrong.=20 Tracy Have a safe trip, Buly. I plan on heading out in the morning myself,=20 weather permitting. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Buly" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" = > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:41 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Testing has started > Yesterday I loaded the front seat of my CZ with 500 pounds of lard = (me=20 > and Richard Richmond) and did 3 not too high speed runs on runway = 31. > We had cross wind for the long runway so they put us on 31 which is = the=20 > shorter of the two > Plane tracked nicely and accelerated well. The Matco brakes did = their job=20 > nicely with the high load. First run was only at 40-45 Knots. = Second and=20 > third were 55-60K. Richard is a long time glider pilot and LEZ = driver. I=20 > asked him to do the driving since he has something to compare to. = The=20 > Turbo 13B rotary is impressive. Last week I installed on my stock = turbo a=20 > second 1.5" exhaust tube parallel to the main to bypass the turbine = and=20 > reduce the turbo's RPM / high boost. (One day I will install a = bigger=20 > turbo) > Had to pull the throttle back on Richard the first time and make him = keep=20 > the MP below 32". He said "This thing is ready to fly". > I will have to adjust some small "things" yet on the engine and than = let=20 > him lift the canard on the long 6000 ft runway. > Thanks to John Slade for landing me his newly refinished Performance = > prop. He has flown with it and I know it will fly with my plane. For = the=20 > taxi tests I taped the back side of the prop blades with one layer = of=20 > clear packing tape to reduce dings, and it is holding very well. = Nobody=20 > can tell there is tape on the prop unless looks from 3". That's all = for=20 > now Folks. Heading for TX in the morning and hope to see you there. > > Buly > http://tinyurl.com/dcy36 > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >=20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C62DA5.5906F600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Me too Ed.  Unfortunately, I made my flight date decision late = last=20 night.  The weather guessers were predicting 50 kt headwinds for me = today=20 and weather OKay for Friday with lower winds,   so......
 
  Guess you have checked it yourself by now but the forecast = for Texas=20 on Friday has rapidly gone downhill.  Hope they are = wrong. 
 
Tracy
Have=20 a safe trip, Buly.  I plan on heading out in the morning myself,=20
weather permitting.

Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW = Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
-----=20 Original Message -----
From: "Buly" <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
= To:=20 "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent:=20 Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:41 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Testing = has=20 started


> Yesterday I loaded the front seat of my CZ = with 500=20 pounds of lard  (me
> and Richard Richmond) and did 3 not = too high=20 speed runs on runway  31.
> We had cross wind for the long = runway=20 so they put us on 31 which is  the
> shorter of the = two
>=20 Plane tracked nicely and accelerated well. The Matco brakes did = their =20 job
> nicely with the high load. First run was only at 40-45=20 Knots.  Second and
> third were 55-60K. Richard is a long = time=20 glider pilot and  LEZ driver. I
> asked him to do the = driving=20 since he has something to  compare to. The
> Turbo 13B = rotary is=20 impressive. Last week I installed  on my stock turbo a
> = second=20 1.5" exhaust tube parallel to the main to  bypass the turbine and =
> reduce the turbo's RPM / high boost. (One day  I will = install a=20 bigger
> turbo)
> Had to pull the throttle back on = Richard the=20 first time and make him  keep
> the MP below 32". He said = "This=20 thing is ready to fly".
> I will have to adjust some small = "things" yet=20 on the engine and than  let
> him lift the canard on the = long 6000=20 ft runway.
> Thanks to John Slade for landing me his newly = refinished=20 Performance
> prop. He has flown with it and I know it will fly = with my=20 plane. For  the
> taxi tests I taped the back side of the = prop=20 blades with one  layer of
> clear packing tape to reduce = dings,=20 and it is holding very  well. Nobody
> can tell there is = tape on=20 the prop unless looks from 3".  That's all for
> now = Folks.=20 Heading for TX in the morning and hope to  see you = there.
>
>=20 Buly
> http://tinyurl.com/dcy36
>>
>
>
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