=20 Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:17 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] First Flight=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_01C9D5D5.0522553A Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Bill. It's nice to see so many first = flights this=20 close together. It's a nice feeling but all I can think of is engine = tuning and=20 fiberglass work. I don't mind the engine tuning but I really, really = hate=20 fiberglass.

Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill=20 Schertz
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 8:12 PM
To: = Rotary motors=20 in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First Flight=20

Congratulations Bobby, I did my first = flight on=20 4/22 and know how great you must be feeling. I am still sorting things = out, but=20 it is great to see another rotary in the air.

Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase I = testing

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From:=20 Bobby J. = Hughes=20
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:17 = PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] 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 = few data points.=20 Engine was warm before takeoff because of a few high power=20 run.

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

800=20 agl Oil 207 Water 196

Pattern Oil 205 = Water=20 189.

OAT=20 80.

Gearbox oil exit=20 235 at the warmest.

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

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

Bobby J=20 Hughes

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

MT=20 electric prop

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