X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.253] (HELO mail.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3643785 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 May 2009 21:36:32 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.253; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 20:36:59 -0600 Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F315E200@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C9D5CF.306DCD7E" Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight Thread-Index: AcnVxhqXMVgDYQQJQaKs2V/hcnVATwABzayw References: Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" From: "Bobby J. Hughes" Content-class: urn:content-classes:message To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9D5CF.306DCD7E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm actually much skinner in my own mind. =20 Bobby ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 6:30 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight Bobby did a great job at pulling off a flawless first flight. The airplane is even flyable on another day! Here's a picture of him right after shutdown. =20 Mark S On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Bryan Winberry wrote: =20 =20 =09 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. Hughes Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 8:18 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] First Flight=20 =20 It's done but not finished. First flight today for about 20 minutes around the airport. I still have a few odd tuning issues but Tracy believes it due to my MT electric prop and provided a different approach to try. My supercharger was mostly bypassed for this flight so MP pressure never got above 28". Take off rpm was at 6500 with the prop set for 2250. It flew like a 190 hp RV-10. About 800 fpm climb. I didn't push it and limited speed to about 110 mph. Fuel MAP needs to be much better before using the supercharger or increasing the prop \ engine rpm. I can run 34" MP at 7200 rpm and 36" at lower rpms. Still HP to be tapped.=20 =20 A few data points. Engine was warm before takeoff because of a few high power run. =20 Takeoff roll Oil and Water both at 191 F. 800 agl Oil 207 Water 196 Pattern Oil 205 Water 189. OAT 80. Gearbox oil exit 235 at the warmest. Looks like I need to seal my air ducts. They are a slip fit now and most likely not holding pressure. =20 Thanks to everyone on this list. No way this could have happened with out this community for support. Special gratitude to the Austin Rotary Bunch. Mark S., Dennis H. and Bob D. =20 =20 =20 Bobby J Hughes N416AS RV-!0 Renesis, Eaton M62 Supercharger MT electric prop ------_=_NextPart_001_01C9D5CF.306DCD7E Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'm actually much skinner in my own=20 mind.

Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark=20 Steitle
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 6:30 PM
To: = Rotary motors=20 in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First = Flight

Bobby did a great job at pulling off a flawless first flight. = The=20 airplane is even flyable on another day! Here's a picture of him = right=20 after shutdown.

Mark S

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Bryan Winberry = <bryanwinberry@bellsouth.net>=20 wrote:

From: Rotary=20 motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. = Hughes
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 8:18 = PM
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary]=20 First Flight

It's done but not=20 finished. First flight today for about 20 minutes around the = airport. I=20 still have a few odd tuning issues but Tracy believes it due to my MT = electric=20 prop and provided a different approach to try. My supercharger was = mostly=20 bypassed for this flight so MP pressure never got above 28". Take off = rpm=20 was at 6500 with the prop set for 2250. It flew like = a 190 hp=20 RV-10. About 800 fpm climb. I didn't push it and limited speed to = about 110=20 mph. Fuel MAP needs to be much better before using the supercharger or = increasing the prop \ engine rpm. I can run 34" MP at 7200 rpm = and 36"=20 at lower rpms. Still HP to be tapped.

A=20 few data points. Engine was warm before takeoff because of a few high = power=20 run.

Takeoff roll Oil = and Water=20 both at 191 F.

800 = agl Oil=20 207 Water 196

Pattern Oil=20 205 Water 189.

OAT = 80.

Gearbox oil exit 235 at = the=20 warmest.

Looks like I need to = seal my air=20 ducts. They are a slip fit now and most likely not holding=20 pressure.

Thanks to everyone on = this list.=20 No way this could have happened with out this community for support. = Special=20 gratitude to the Austin Rotary Bunch. Mark S., Dennis H. = and Bob=20 D.

Bobby J=20 Hughes

N416AS RV-!0 Renesis, = Eaton M62=20 Supercharger

MT electric=20 = prop

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