Well, Kelly, rather than catch up, I was
sort of hoping somebody would “take over” that task {:>).
Tracy’s wife, Laura, told me that I was the luckiest unlucky person she
knew – but, I actually think that after Finn Lassen’s encounter with the trees
in his RV-3 that he has captured the title – forever!
It’s involves risk and all of us know and
are willing (if not eager) to accept it – life is risky and flying experimental
alternative engine airframes is even a bit riskier. However, I firmly believe
that my drive to and from the airport constitutes the riskiest part of every
flight. – Just my opinion of course.
Ed
From: Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Kelly Troyer
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008
12:35 PM
To: Rotary
motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Old photo
of exciting incident
For those of us yet to get in the air you have left us with a
big
job to catch up with your many adventures !!..............<:)
--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
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message from "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>:
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This is what a broken brake line scene looks like after
ignition by hot rotor – not nice.
One of my many “adventures” in 10 years of flying my rotary
powered RV-6A. Afterward, I replaced all aluminum brake line with
stainless steel braided (Teflon inside) brake lines, replace the traditional
low-flash (240F) point aviation brake oil with the newer aviation brake fluid
(flash point 430F), replaced the rotor disc with ones twice as thick (keeps
rotor temps lower) and happy to say this incident has not occurred again.
Did I mention that when you lose a brake you have no
differential steering – ended up exiting the runway and into a shallow ditch –
no serious damage other than the brand new Michelin tire and tube and the wheel
pant. But, a ride that did get my heart rate elevated – oh, yes, replaced seat
cushion {:>).
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Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
http://www.andersonee.com
http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
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