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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First flight with new Flywheel
From: Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Dave,

Thanks for the excellent report.  Hope it works out well.  Please let us
know if you notice any anomalies.

Mark S.

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 6:20 PM, David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com> wrote:

> I finally took the new flywheel and silicone dampers out for a flight
> today.  I was hoping for a slight improvement in idle and/or smoothness with
> the little bit of extra weight in the flywheel, but I guess 4 lbs is just
> not enough to make much of a difference.  I flew around for about an hour
> and got the RPM up to 7000 and MAP up to 40 in., and loading the plane to 4G
> (thinking about gyroscopic forces) without any noticeable change in the way
> the engine sounded or ran.  Everything look ship-shape on a post-flight
> examination.
>
> This is the ACT flywheel that Kelly found for us.  Looks bulletproof
> compared to a flex plate.
>
> Next project, finish installing the ADI system.
>
> --
> David Leonard
>
> Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
> http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
> http://RotaryRoster.net
>

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Dave,=A0<div><br></div><div>Thanks for the excellent report. =A0Hope it wor=
ks out well. =A0Please let us know if you notice any=A0anomalies.=A0</div><=
div><br></div><div>Mark S.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 14=
, 2011 at 6:20 PM, David Leonard <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wd=
leonard@gmail.com">wdleonard@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I finally took the new flywheel and silicon=
e dampers out for a flight today. =A0I was hoping for a slight improvement =
in idle and/or smoothness with the little bit of extra weight in the flywhe=
el, but I guess 4 lbs is just not enough to make much of a difference. =A0I=
 flew around for about an hour and got the RPM up to 7000 and MAP up to 40 =
in., and loading the plane to 4G (thinking about gyroscopic forces) without=
 any=A0noticeable=A0change in the way the engine sounded or ran. =A0Everyth=
ing look ship-shape on a post-flight examination.<div>

<br></div><div>This is the ACT flywheel that Kelly found for us. =A0Looks b=
ulletproof compared to a flex plate.</div><div><br></div><div>Next project,=
 finish installing the ADI system.</div><div><br><font color=3D"#888888">--=
 <br>
David Leonard<br>
<br>Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY<br><a href=3D"http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net" targ=
et=3D"_blank">http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net</a><br><a href=3D"http://RotaryR=
oster.net" target=3D"_blank">http://RotaryRoster.net</a><br>
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