Return-Path: Received: from fed1mtao06.cox.net ([68.6.19.125] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3116221 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:39:35 -0500 Received: from Leonards ([68.111.228.182]) by fed1mtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040323233934.DOZM19401.fed1mtao06.cox.net@Leonards> for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:39:34 -0500 From: "David Leonard" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: C mounting on a B plate?? Renesis & RD-1Cdrivetesting Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:39:36 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c41130$19d6b3a0$b6e46f44@Leonards> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C410ED.0BB5E4A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C410ED.0BB5E4A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks Ed, There is no doubt that you had it worse than the rest of us, because you came along first. I remember reading your article in Contact! and all the work you did to tune your first EFI and thinking "Thank God for Tracy's stuff!" If there is one thing that always makes me feel better about my situation, it's thinking about how bad some other poor guy has it. :-) David Leonard The Rotary Roster: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 7:28 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: C mounting on a B plate?? Renesis & RD-1Cdrivetesting David, If its any consolation (probably not), I have concluded that if you wait until all the conclusions about what is best is reached, you will be as old and grey as I am before you finish (if you ever do). I just, last fall, purchased a new 2.17 from Tracy convinced that the 2.85 while it would produce more power (rpm), that the slower turning prop would off set that so that all I would get for the switch was higher fuel burn but very little difference in performance (except maybe for climb). Clearly, Tracy has found the right combination (for his bird) with that prop that makes the 2.85 a more attractive option. Besides, perhaps he will find a way to machine out the innards of the 2.17 so we can drop in the 2.85 internals saving at least some money {:>) Don't you love progress?? Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C410ED.0BB5E4A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Ed, There is no doubt that = you had it worse than the rest of us, because you came along first.  I = remember reading your article in Contact! and all the work you did to tune your = first EFI and thinking “Thank God for Tracy’s stuff!” 

 

If there is one thing that always = makes me feel better about my situation, it’s thinking about how bad some = other poor guy has it.  J

 

David Leonard

The Rotary = Roster:

http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ed Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 7:28 = AM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = C mounting on a B plate?? Renesis & = RD-1Cdrivetesting

 

David,

 

    If its any consolation (probably = not), I have concluded that if you wait until all the conclusions about what is = best is reached, you will be as old and grey as I am before you finish (if you = ever do).  I just, last fall, purchased a new 2.17 from Tracy convinced = that the 2.85 while it would produce more power (rpm), that the slower = turning prop would off set that so that all I would get for the switch was higher = fuel burn but very little difference in performance (except maybe for = climb).  Clearly, Tracy has found the right = combination (for his bird) with that prop that makes the 2.85 a more attractive option.  Besides, perhaps he will find a way to machine out the = innards of the 2.17 so we can drop in the 2.85 internals saving at least some money {:>)

 

   Don't you love = progress??

 

Ed

 

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC

 

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