X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1561515 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:59:30 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm69aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061113175903.POWA2981.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm69aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:59:03 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm69aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061113175903.ZUHQ21497.ibm69aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:59:03 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Take your time Tracy :-) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:58:56 -0600 Message-ID: <007501c7074d$684706f0$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0076_01C7071B.1DAC96F0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01C7071B.1DAC96F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 Just a non-rotary note to announce that my latest RV-8 is now flying. = I flew it twice yesterday, and the only issue was the rubber channel = coming loose at the left wing root seal. Makes a lot of flapping noise when = that happens, but it doesn't hurt anything :-) =20 =20 Total construction time was 1100 hours, over 9 calendar months (7.5 = really, since I was out of town for about 6 weeks). As much as I like rotary engines, you can't help but appreciate being able to just bolt on a = Lyclone, crank it up, and go flying. It's sure a time saver, but not quite as interesting. =20 =20 The most notable feature of the plane are the Bill Dube' LED position lights. Everyone who sees the plane stops and stares at them. I'm not = sure how many times I've been asked to turn them on for someone, so it's a = good thing they don't draw too much current. Everyone stares right at them = while I turn them on, which can be interesting, since they're pretty darn = bright. On occasion, when someone makes negative comments about all the little LED's, I "accidentally" turn on the strobes while they're watching for = the LED's to come on :-) =20 =20 There are a few pics of first flight day, and a very short video of the first takeoff on my web site. I might actually have some time to finish = the web site now that the plane is flying. Gotta get back to the ducted fan single rotor gyrocopter planning. =20 Cheers, Rusty (survived 4 "first" flights now) http://www.radrotary.com =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01C7071B.1DAC96F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
Just a = non-rotary note to=20 announce that my latest RV-8 is now flying.   I flew it twice=20 yesterday, and the only issue was the rubber channel coming loose at the = left=20 wing root seal.  Makes a lot of flapping noise when that happens, = but it=20 doesn't hurt anything :-)  
 
Total = construction time was=20 1100 hours, over 9 calendar months (7.5 really, since I was out of town = for=20 about 6 weeks).   As much as I like rotary engines, you can't = help but=20 appreciate being able to just bolt on a Lyclone, crank it up, and go=20 flying.  It's sure a time saver, but not quite as=20 interesting.  
 
The most = notable feature of=20 the plane are the Bill Dube' LED position lights.  = Everyone who=20 sees the plane stops and stares at them.  I'm not sure how many = times I've=20 been asked to turn them on for someone, so it's a good thing they don't = draw too=20 much current.  Everyone stares right at them while I turn them = on,=20 which can be interesting, since they're pretty darn bright.  On = occasion,=20 when someone makes negative comments about all the little LED's, I=20 "accidentally" turn on the strobes while they're watching for the LED's = to come=20 on :-) 
 
There are a few = pics of=20 first flight day, and a very short video of the first takeoff on my web=20 site.  I might actually have some time to finish the web site now = that the=20 plane is flying.  Gotta get back to the ducted fan single rotor = gyrocopter=20 planning.
 
Cheers,
Rusty (survived = 4 "first"=20 flights now)
http://www.radrotary.com
 
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