X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.229] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3062933 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:17:27 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.229; envelope-from=cozy4pilot@gmail.com Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id c55so1885437wra.11 for ; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:16:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:reply-to:from:to:in-reply-to :subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:x-priority :x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole:importance; bh=UF+apucmHThIzOv+qFlGscGINjPxHQW1HSQg/ULTjzI=; b=XjbyPqPaQQ85sCcmqvTU2jt2eJde2Y4m9XFqdmIIQqz2Iy7Y5Q2cQY5ntutF0KC9lZ 0kHvOQsE3hu+6GsBdQ0XV8BRhcjpHZmpqIuendhEBWmNywnt1hswWgZ7UXmu3eTA8j9r FYLOs7br201l7NWzDFy7G3HrbtUL1XPMD/aLA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=reply-to:from:to:in-reply-to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole :importance; b=aLQL1OA6aGZtJ0GeXHuUfp4cvWihSILcZLb0LVv9kUHiehRKd4l4FuaEcYfyzXqARu At1l7p1TolWgJoL3WIN/FdUHN10Sp9r96KI5VX05m/2iF52FcWQdSaaGceRyIchWV8RQ T9yVgD0Ch7i0+jwgrCaOhCYaRRKcYrkGCJqJs= Received: by 10.90.115.17 with SMTP id n17mr1998036agc.65.1217971008727; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:16:48 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from HomePC ( [76.4.221.180]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 39sm8311419hse.15.2008.08.05.14.16.46 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:16:47 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: From: "Steve Brooks" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Trip to Oshkosh - 2008 Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:15:38 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01C8F71E.E161C620" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C8F71E.E161C620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dennis, Some very interesting data. The MPG number is about as good as a car, and a whole lot faster. Any idea what you total flying time was ? Steve Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Dennis Haverlah Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 6:34 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Trip to Oshkosh - 2008 Oshkosh Trip Notes -2008 <>I flew my RX-8 Renesis powered RV - 7A to Oshkosh on Sunday and left on Thursday. Great Trip!! Tracy Crook, Paul Lamar and Dave Atkins also were there. Tracy and Dave flew their RV's and had them on display. We all parked together in the home built - alternate engine display area adjacent to runway 36. We had lots of interest in the rotary conversions and Tracy was busy talking to visitors continuously. I had a great time visiting with Tracy during the fly-in!! <> My brother and I flew in my RV so we were fully loaded with tents, clothes etc. My max. take-off weight is 1850# and I had to remove 12 gallons of fuel after we loaded our stuff! <> Sunday we flew from the Austin area (40XS) to Fayetteville (FYV) than Monmouth, Il. (C66) and on to OSH. Total distance was 1120 miles. I used Airnav.com to plan the route to use Mogas. The first two legs were at 7500 ft. altitude. Coming home we stopped at De Kalb (DKB) and spent some time with my relatives. <> From De Kalb we flew to Fayetteville and than to Austin at 8500 ft. The following is typical engine data from the EM-2. <> Altitude - 8500ft. Oil Press. - 78 psi OAT - 76 F Oil temp. - 199 F MP - 21 in. hg Oil pan temp - 127 F RPM - 5700 Water temp - 178 F TAS- 158 mph GPH - 7.4 MPG - 21.3 <>Normally the cruise fuel economy was 21 to 23 MPG. depending on how lean of peak I was running. <> Friday afternoon I departed Fayetteville Ark. and at 500 ft altitude the OAT was reading 104 F! As my oil temp reached 215 F and my water reached 200 F, I reduced power to 24 in-hg and climbed at 135 mph. The oil temp came down to 212 and the water went to 191 F with plenty of climb rate! My maximum oil temperature in the oil pan reached 245 F. during the climb to 8500. <> I flew 2130 miles, climbed to 7500 or 8500 feet five times and had two long taxi times at Oshkosh while using about 128 gallons of auto-fuel for the trip. Dennis H. <> ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C8F71E.E161C620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dennis,

So= me very interesting data.  The MPG = number is about as good as a car, and a whole lot faster. 

An= y idea what you total flying time was ?

 

St= eve Brooks

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Dennis Haverlah
Sent: Monday, August 04, = 2008 6:34 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Trip = to Oshkosh - 2008

 

Oshkosh Trip Notes = -2008

  = <>I flew my RX-8 Renesis powered RV - 7A to = Oshkosh on Sunday and left on Thursday.  Great Trip!!  Tracy Crook, = Paul Lamar and Dave Atkins also were there.  Tracy and Dave flew their = RV’s and had them on display.  We all parked together in the home built = – alternate engine display area adjacent to runway 36.  We had lots of interest = in the rotary conversions and Tracy = was busy talking to visitors continuously.  I had a great time visiting = with Tracy during the fly-in!! <> 

My brother and I flew in my RV so we were fully loaded with tents, = clothes etc.  My max. take-off weight is 1850# and I had to remove 12 = gallons of fuel after we loaded our stuff! <> 
Sunday we flew from the = Austin area (40XS) to Fayetteville (FYV) than = Monmouth, = Il. (C66) and on to OSH.  = Total distance was 1120 miles.  I used Airnav.com to plan the route to = use Mogas.  The first two legs were at 7500 ft. altitude.  Coming = home we stopped at De Kalb (DKB) and spent some time with my relatives.  = <> 

From De Kalb we flew to = Fayetteville and than to Austin at 8500 ft.  The following is typical engine data from the EM-2. = <> 

Altitude – 8500ft.           =           Oil Press. – 78 psi
OAT – 76 F            =             &= nbsp;    Oil temp. – 199 F
MP – 21 in. = hg            = ;            = Oil pan temp – 127 F
RPM – 5700           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;    Water temp – 178 F
TAS- 158 mph           &nbs= p;             GPH – = 7.4
MPG – 21.3

  <>Normally the cruise fuel economy was 21 to = 23 MPG. depending on how lean of peak I was running. = <> 

Friday afternoon I departed Fayetteville = Ark. and at 500 ft altitude the OAT was reading 104 F!  As my oil temp = reached 215 F and my water reached 200 F, I reduced power to 24 in-hg and = climbed at 135 mph.  The oil temp came down to 212 and the water went to 191 F = with plenty of climb rate!  My maximum oil temperature in the oil pan = reached 245 F. during the climb to 8500. <> 

I flew 2130 miles, climbed to 7500 or 8500 feet five times and had two = long taxi times at Oshkosh = while using  about 128 gallons of auto-fuel for the trip. =

 Dennis = H.

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