X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp106.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.99] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with SMTP id 1561629 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:39:25 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.229.99; envelope-from=downing.j@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 73956 invoked from network); 13 Nov 2006 18:39:05 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=MZmjXL+R7J4diPf540/Uy+ffz7pDjXPRAzA1mNR59+jEWIkfUPBeTrKunfQKGJtJV0IFUHcZuy6IcIJseMTvvCBrbLdevqIge2Uo4fAmpUaj9LVAl/TT+ZVRKfzfXWI6qlIp4JRvjWUUFN7Y7SQYAENGQrNCu696BTL2a5dg51g= ; Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@75.40.249.131 with login) by smtp106.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 Nov 2006 18:39:04 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: DPQR860VM1nPn8v9M6GrgCmiQSrPJ3Sj1cCeN8Ir_lQj_JdpUGCDEd2t8KzW.iUk63bK8yHxlzRgHTNieJuryUX_zPtDAChWNqnPrMtPRF3I9tAd4yR15w-- Message-ID: <000f01c70753$c6f56740$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Take your time Tracy :-) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:44:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C70729.DDB308E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C70729.DDB308E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty ; Congrats. Like Ed said ---- Like old VW Beatle days, 4 = bolts, generator wire, amp wire, oil idiot light and throttle. 2 guys = had the record at around two minutes, out and back in again. It would = have been kind of fun if it wasn't for all the holes in the pistons, too = much boost. have fun and Don't lean it to much. JohnD ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 1:24 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Take your time Tracy :-) Congratulations, Rusty. Pretty short time to get one airborne - you're right, FWF with a = Lycoming is certainly less work and effort than a Rotary - but boring = {:>) Ed Greetings, 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 How about seat cushions? 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 Come back from the Dark Side, come back from the Dark Side, = come..... 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 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. Cheers, Rusty (survived 4 "first" flights now) http://www.radrotary.com ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C70729.DDB308E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty ;  Congrats.  Like Ed = said ----=20 Like old VW Beatle days, 4 bolts, generator wire, amp wire, = oil idiot=20 light and throttle.  2 guys had the record at around two minutes, = out and=20 back in again.  It would have been kind of fun if it wasn't for all = the=20 holes in the pistons, too much boost.  have fun and Don't lean it = to=20 much.  JohnD
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 = 1:24=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Take = your time=20 Tracy :-)

 Congratulations, Rusty.
 
Pretty short time to get one airborne - you're = right,=20 FWF with a Lycoming is certainly less work and effort than a Rotary - = but=20 boring {:>)
 
Ed

Greetings,
 
Just a = non-rotary note=20 to 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=20 left wing root seal.  Makes a lot of flapping noise when that = happens,=20 but it doesn't hurt anything :-)   =
 
How about seat = cushions?
 
 
 
Total = construction time=20 was 1100 hours, over 9 calendar months (7.5 really, since I was out = of town=20 for about 6 weeks).   As much as I like rotary engines, = you can't=20 help but appreciate being able to just bolt on a Lyclone, crank it = up, and=20 go flying.  It's sure a time saver, but not quite as=20 interesting.  
 
Come back from the Dark Side, come back from = the Dark=20 Side, come.....
 
 
The most = notable=20 feature of the plane are the Bill Dube' LED position = lights. =20 Everyone who sees the plane stops and stares at them.  I'm not = sure how=20 many times I've been asked to turn them on for someone, so it's a = good thing=20 they don't draw too much current.  Everyone stares right at = them=20 while I turn them on, which can be interesting, since they're = pretty=20 darn bright.  On occasion, when someone makes negative = comments=20 about all the little LED's, I "accidentally" turn on the strobes = while=20 they're watching for the LED's to come 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=20 the plane is flying.  Gotta get back to the ducted fan single = rotor=20 gyrocopter planning.
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (survived 4=20 "first" flights now)
http://www.radrotary.com
 
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