Return-Path: Received: from mail.tsisp.com ([65.23.108.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP-TLS id 3202355 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 May 2004 17:43:51 -0400 Received: from stevehome by mail.tsisp.com (Technical Support Inc.) with SMTP id CQA74584 for ; Sun, 02 May 2004 17:43:53 -0400 Reply-To: From: "Steve Brooks" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Closer Still Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 17:44:45 -0400 Message-ID: <000401c4308e$afe92d00$6400a8c0@WORKGROUP.local> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 I'll be flying out of Greenwood (GRD) It is a Unicom field with a 5000'X100' runway. It also has a closed crossing runway that could be used if needed. One thing that I forgot to mention is how smooth the rotary is. At least above about 2500 it is smooth. Below 2500 at an idle. It runs a little rough. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed Anderson Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 4:49 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Closer Still Looks great, Steve. Sounds like everything is nominal on the cooling and running without fuel {:>) Only if! Which airport will get the honors? Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Brooks" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 2:22 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Closer Still > SNIP > I have a pretty good sized furnace fan that I'm going to put in front of the > scoop a few feet, and see if I can cool it sufficiently to do some higher > RPM tuning. It is running really good up to 3500, which is as far as I have > tuned it so far. above 3500, it feels like it's going to leap off of the > ground. I did have it to 4000 a couple of times, but I thing that I had > better do that tuning at the airport, where I have more room to get it > stopped in case the brakes don't hold it back. > > Attached are some photos from today. > > Steve Brooks > Cozy MKIV 13BT > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html