Ernest,

You are my hero, sounds great!!

Joe Berki
Limo EZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@nc.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:32 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Steady running


> This should make Kelly happy 8*)
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qJJqDJwMWM
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> I need to add some pitch to that prop.  5500 rpm and it doesn't even
> start to pull the airplane. The engine is running much richer than I'd
> like at the moment, but with it running this smoothly across the rpm
> range, I have a good place to start.
>
> I found one more small oil leak in my gearbox, but it should be simple
> to fix.
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> The big problem is that the front rotor is running as much as 300
> degrees cooler than the rear.  After reviewing how my manifold is
> set-up, I think this should have been obvious.  I have the air exit the
> throttle body, directly into the manifold, so that the air blows across
> the openings for the four runners.  The air would dam up at the rear of
> the manifold, and that is where the opening for the hot rotor is.  I'll
> have to do some composite rework to give a similar airflow to both rotors.
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