Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao11.cox.net ([68.230.241.28] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 356490 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 08 Aug 2004 00:48:16 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.28; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.107.116.221]) by fed1rmmtao11.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02.01 201-2131-111-104-103-20040709) with ESMTP id <20040808044743.HNPB27280.fed1rmmtao11.cox.net@BigAl>; Sun, 8 Aug 2004 00:47:43 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Cc: "Candice Ruttley" , "Schweitzer, Bill" , "Chuck Harbert" , "Chuck Lehrer" , "Cliff Manzke" , "David Doshay" , "Derek Gietzen" , "Jack Gietzen" , "Jan Winn" , "John Herman" , "Michael Antriasian" , "Randy Gietzen" , "Scott Duffy" , "Will Price" Subject: Milestone - 20B runs on the airplane Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 21:48:15 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c47d02$eb339790$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C47CC8.3ED4BF90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C47CC8.3ED4BF90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ah-h-h; at last the smell of fuel and exhaust instead of epoxy. One milestone in an airplane building project like this is running the = engine on the plane for the first time. I was able to do that today. It was successful; and quite short. =20 The reason for its brevity was the loss of use of the EM-2 engine = monitor. This happened before the run - the display was dead the second time I = turned it on for reasons yet to be determined. After some checks, and a couple calls to Tracy, we agreed there were no further checks I could = effectively do, so it and the connecting cable is removed and packed for shipment to RWS. =20 I chose to proceed with a brief run anyway just to see that everything needed for engine operation was functional. The engine fired off = promptly and ran just above idle just long enough for oil and coolant to flow and = get detectably warm. After checking everything out, there were no leaks, = and I knew oil was flowing by the slight warmth of the filters and cooler. I fired it up again, adjusted mixture a bit, ran for a bit, added a bit of throttle a couple of times, and shutdown. This time I could also verify warm coolant flow throughout the system, and all air bled out of both radiators. Very nice. =20 Disappointed there will be no more runs until I have a functional engine monitoring system - delighted that everything else was just fine! =20 How does I sound? POWERFULL! =20 Al ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C47CC8.3ED4BF90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ah-h-h; at last the smell of fuel and exhaust = instead of epoxy. One milestone in an airplane building project like this is = running the engine on the plane for the first time. I was able to do that today. It was successful; and quite short.

The reason for its brevity was the loss of use of = the EM-2 engine monitor. This happened before the run – the display = was dead the second time I turned it on for reasons yet to be determined. = After some checks, and a couple calls to Tracy, we = agreed there were no further checks I could effectively do, so it and the = connecting cable is removed and packed for shipment to RWS.

I chose to proceed with a brief run anyway just to = see that everything needed for engine operation was functional. The = engine fired off promptly and ran just above idle just long enough for oil and = coolant to flow and get detectably warm. After checking everything out, = there were no leaks, and I knew oil was flowing by the slight warmth of the = filters and cooler. I fired it up again, adjusted mixture a bit, ran for a = bit, added a bit of throttle a couple of times, and shutdown. This time = I could also verify warm coolant flow throughout the system, and all air = bled out of both radiators. Very nice.

Disappointed there will be no more runs until I = have a functional engine monitoring system – delighted that everything = else was just fine!

How does I sound? POWERFULL!

Al

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