X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [137.118.16.59] (HELO smtp1.av-mx.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with ESMTP id 5646309 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:00:22 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.59; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from MAIN (unknown [66.243.228.189]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp1.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31091104054 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:59:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <47D584E137C64581B222EA48E8C635E9@MAIN> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First lift off with single rotor Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:59:38 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D6_01CD5ED6.89364560" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D6_01CD5ED6.89364560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My radiator is not discharging into the cowling, so there is not a = connection. I did another test run with the inlet around the prop flange = taped almost shut, and the engine sputtering did not come back. This = would indicate to me there is a connection. Either with pressure or some = sort of turbulence. Richard Sohn N2071U http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html From: Tracy=20 Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:50 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First lift off with single rotor If its cooling well I wouldn't be so quick to call it a big mistake. =20 Tracy.=20 Sent from my iPad On Jul 10, 2012, at 9:51 AM, "Richard Sohn" wrote: Analyzed the dimensions of my cowling, and fount the exit openings = being about 70% of the inlet openings. Big mistake there. This will be = fixed before looking at other options. Richard Sohn N2071U http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html ------=_NextPart_000_00D6_01CD5ED6.89364560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My radiator is not discharging into the cowling, so there is not a=20 connection. I did another test run with the inlet around the prop flange = taped=20 almost shut, and the engine sputtering did not come back. This would = indicate to=20 me there is a connection. Either with pressure or some sort of = turbulence.
 
Richard=20 Sohn
N2071U

http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html
 
 
 
From: Tracy
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:50 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First lift off with single=20 rotor
 
If its cooling well I wouldn't be so quick to call it a big = mistake. =20
 
Tracy.

Sent from my iPad

On Jul 10, 2012, at 9:51 AM, "Richard Sohn" <res12@fairpoint.net>=20 wrote:

Analyzed the dimensions of my cowling, and fount the exit = openings being=20 about 70% of the inlet openings. Big mistake there. This will be fixed = before=20 looking at other options.
 
Richard=20 Sohn
N2071U

http://www.fairpoint.n= et/~res12/home.html
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