X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-pb0-f52.google.com ([209.85.160.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTPS id 5737325 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:45:31 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by pbcxa7 with SMTP id xa7so3602116pbc.25 for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:44:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=NQI1fz7NWJWe/up5svydWHBU6EOpOEenO1pc9HoOHkE=; b=QXARafABzNUEgt/hsLiGgRjVetb6VCzmyk5r3ueT58uY3ryyMPQp3vgIvtHnY1pA5i 9RfaKdLdwsP4B931NFZUXOez3uUU/0VbXMszdJSSJonzQLeyVOOCN6mCswYKSI0XM5pF WQy7x7XhGFMtSOjrgPYOJsYmuhJ//b/4ClJLjMek6XoP+g337TJoE5aubfbUh81c6CA+ muVf7c+flHHMptYVUPOYtuT8Z3uPFKmEqKfY9UFjgfgNKLkra9K0rZf33SaElHDu/oV9 WREHqjCqEa0Zgn9rqfJQcjSzMD64tYSFk9VTdmAHAAjPWuHbCqrPijaYV2yV/og5A4+R kt0w== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.225.199 with SMTP id rm7mr14230043pbc.150.1346370293870; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:44:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.235.133 with HTTP; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:44:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:44:53 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] FIRST FLIGHT N655HC From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b10cc6b1a323404c88443ec --047d7b10cc6b1a323404c88443ec Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 David, Congrats!!! Job well done. Terry Lutz... WOW! What was the OAT? I start to get nervous when my coolant temp goes above 200 F. No reason to climb at WOT if not needed and OAT is high. Mark S. On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:07 PM, wrote: > First flight for me anyhow not for the aircraft, Terry Lutz ( AKA;; world > renowned professional test pilot, flew in from France to do the First, > First flight ) > Temps went;; coolant 221 F max, oil 210 F max, on full throttle > clime out up to 2000 ft., powered back from 6300 rpm to 5000 rpm/135 mph > indicated, push the nose over to level off, pulled power back to 4500 rpm > ( made no prop pitch changes at this time ) temps went down to;; > coolant 195 F, oil 190 F, this is without therm. & bypass blocked, also > would like comments about sealing around sides of both radiators, we saw > the extra fins there so we allowed air to pass through that area, may > install a temp seal & recheck data points next flight. Then possibly > install venting openings in bottom of cowl to let more airflow out > quicker. David R. Cook RV6A Rotary. > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Joseph Pirch" > *To: *hoursaway1@comcast.net, "rv man2010" > *Sent: *Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:40:58 PM > > > > > > [image/jpeg:photo.JPG] > > > > > Sent from my iPad > --047d7b10cc6b1a323404c88443ec Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable David,=A0

Congrats!!! =A0Job well done. =A0Terry Lutz...= WOW! =A0

What was the OAT? =A0I start to get nerv= ous when my coolant temp goes above 200 F. =A0No reason to climb at WOT if = not needed and OAT is high. =A0

Mark S. =A0=A0

On Thu= , Aug 30, 2012 at 6:07 PM, <hoursaway1@comcast.net> wr= ote:
First flight for me anyhow not for the aircraft, Terry Lutz ( AKA;= ;=A0 world renowned professional test pilot, flew in from France to do the = First, First flight )
Temps went;;=A0=A0 coolant 221 F=A0 max,=A0 oil 210 F=A0 max,=A0 on full th= rottle clime out up to 2000 ft., powered back from 6300 rpm to 5000 rpm/135= mph indicated, push the nose over to level off, pulled power back to 4500 = rpm=A0 ( made no prop pitch changes at this time )=A0=A0 temps went down to= ;;=A0=A0 coolant 195 F,=A0 oil 190 F,=A0 this is without therm. & bypas= s blocked, also would like comments about sealing around sides of both radi= ators, we saw the extra fins there so we allowed air to pass through that a= rea, may install a temp seal & recheck data points next flight. Then po= ssibly install venting openings in bottom of cowl to let more airflow out q= uicker.=A0=A0 David=A0 R. Cook=A0 RV6A=A0 Rotary.

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To: hoursaway1@comcast.net= , "rv man2010" <rv.man2010@hotmail.com>
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