Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #43973
From: Richard Sohn <res12@fairpoint.net>
Subject: Single Rotor Performance
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:43:10 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
The single rotor engine is finally running again. Dynamically balanced and a new ignition system helped a lot.
 
The prop is set to give around 6000RPM at WOT. The repeated result are:
 
RPM           6000/min
 
Fuel flow      6.8 gph
 
MAP            27"
 
Mixture         14.6
 
EGT              1700 F
 
Oil and water temperatures were stable at 160/140 respectivly.
 
The fuel flow would indicate 80hp at a BFSC of .5 . If this is anywhere close to what the engine produces, the predicted 110hp at 7500RPM are feasible. Keep in mind that this is a 12A based engine. For a 13B based version it will be close to 150hp.
 
I now will have to put all my efforts into putting the flyable engine together.
 
Richard Sohn
N2071U
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