On Monday 22 May 2006 09:53 am, Ernest Christley wrote:
Ernest adn Ed,

I know Paul and Lou real well.  They lived in SC about 2-3 miles from me went
I lived there.  We were both building for quite a while, and compared notes
quite often.  I've been in their plane on a high speed taxi, and I will say
that it has significant power.  It sounds quite different than the 13B
though, and sounds like it is running more RPM's than it really is, I guess
due to the extra rotor.

Paul told me that Lou flew it about 25 feet off the ground and set it back
down again again, but they are working on a high oil temp issue, before they
attempt a flight.   Right now they are limiting their boost to about 4 lbs,
but the turbo they are running will deliver up to about 25 lbs.

Steve Brooks


> Ed Anderson wrote:
> > I just got a e mail from Paul of the Lou and Paul team building the
> > turbocharge 3 rotor Lancair ES in South Carolina.  Apparently
> > everything is going well.  The aircraft has passed inspection but has
> > not flow as yet.  They have made several high speed runs with the
> > aircraft/engine showing tremendous acceleration.  The engine had been
> > dynoed and reported puts out 500 HP.   Wow!
>
> That sounds like one that could definitely be a contender at Reno.  I
> look forward to seeing if the rotary crowd can get that one cancelled. 8*)