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You want me to build you a muffler so you can stop making the little children cry, Ed? 8*) Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote: >Congratulations, Ernest!!! > >Gotta be a fun way to spend your day {:>) > >Yeah, well, they probably have not hear you full throttle yet {:>) >Besides, I keep telling folks it’s a safety feature - no one has backed into >my spinning prop yet. > >Ed > >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@att.net> >Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012 12:41 PM >To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> >Subject: [FlyRotary] Fwd: [dykedelta] first taxi > >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: [dykedelta] first taxi >> From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com> >> To: Rotary motors in aircraft >> <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>,dykedelta@yahoogroups.com >> CC: >> >> If flyin' is half as fun as taxi testing, I'm going to get arrested. >> Ain't no way that having this much fun can be legal. >> >> http://www.1114.eaachapter.org/apps/photos/album?albumid=13527255 >> >> I gave a hour and a half talk explaining how rotary engines work and >> then talking about what I've done with my installation to the local EAA >> chapter, then we went outside, fired that puppy up and ran up and down >> the field a few times until I was pushing the temps more that I prefer. >> >> The Delta handles much better than I expected. My modification to tie >> the nose wheel to the rudder pedals needs some adjustment so that I can >> make tighter turns. That's just a matter of a couple 1/4" holes in the >> steering ears. >> >> The Matco heavy-duty brakes are TOO good. I know. Ain't such a think >> as brakes that work to well, but my first pull on the lever has me >> skidding on the dry grass. Definitely can't be yanking on it. I'll >> probably shorten the lever, but will still have to use nice, gentle tug >> on it. >> >> I'm pleasantly surprised at the performance of my homemade prop. I was >> only shooting for 30mph, then immediately cutting power. I was hitting >> that in about 300ft. I think. Lots of stuff going on at once, so I >> haven't isolated the various parts and tried to nail specific numbers >> down yet. But I do know for sure, the initial acceleration was rather >> soft, but as it picked up a little speed it quickly pushed me back into >> the seat. Not a lot of time to get a good idea, because just as it was >> getting good, it was time to pull that stupid brake lever 8*) >> >> I will have much better numbers in a week or two. I'm ordering a >> bluetooth-to-serial adapter that will allow me to monitor and record the >> engine numbers on my tablet. I will also get GPS location data and info >> from the tablet's accelerometer recorded at the same time into the log >> files. All of that engine data recorded on the same graphs as what it >> is doing to the airplane. I'm psyched about that. >> >> The airplane spent it's first night away from home last night. I'm >> renting an open-face hangar at Cox Airfield. The rest of the work I >> have to do will be less convenient now, but I have room to finish the >> wings in my workshop. I'm almost there. >> >> BTW, Ed, have you visited EAA1114 in Cary? I got a comment from one of >> the members. He was telling me that he was surprised at how quiet my >> engine was compared to a guy from Charlotte that visited the chapter a >> while back. I figured that must be you. >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2433/5075 - Release Date: 06/17/12 >> > >-- >Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html