Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 356735 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 08 Aug 2004 08:37:12 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from EDWARD (cpe-069-132-183-211.carolina.rr.com [69.132.183.211]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i78CaciB019225 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 2004 08:36:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001901c47d44$5ce4c080$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Milestone - 20B runs on the airplane Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 08:36:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C47D22.D5952D20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C47D22.D5952D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great news, Al. I agree the first time that piece of metal fires up it = takes on a different meaning in the scheme of things. Sounds like all is as it should be - except for the EM2 of course. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Al Gietzen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 12:48 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Milestone - 20B runs on the airplane 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C47D22.D5952D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Great news, Al.  I agree the first = time that=20 piece of metal fires up it takes on a different meaning in the scheme of = things.
Sounds like all is as it should be - = except for the=20 EM2 of course.
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Al = Gietzen=20
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 = 12:48=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Milestone = - 20B runs=20 on the airplane

Ah-h-h; at last the = smell of=20 fuel and exhaust instead of epoxy.  One milestone in an airplane = building=20 project like this is running the engine on the plane for the first = time. =20 I was able to do that today.  It was successful; and quite=20 short.

 

The reason for its = brevity was=20 the loss of use of the EM-2 engine monitor.  This happened before = the run=20 =96 the display was dead the second time I turned it on for reasons = yet to be=20 determined.  After some checks, and a couple calls to = Tracy, we=20 agreed there were no further checks I could effectively do, so it and = the=20 connecting cable is removed and packed for shipment to = RWS.

 

I chose to proceed = with a brief=20 run anyway just to see that everything needed for engine operation was = functional.  The engine fired off promptly and ran just above = idle just=20 long enough for oil and coolant to flow and get detectably warm.  = After=20 checking everything out, there were no leaks, and I knew oil was = flowing by=20 the slight warmth of the filters and cooler.  I fired it up = again,=20 adjusted mixture a bit, ran for a bit, added a bit of throttle a = couple of=20 times, and shutdown.  This time I could also verify warm coolant = flow=20 throughout the system, and all air bled out of both radiators. =  Very=20 nice.

 

Disappointed there = will be no=20 more runs until I have a functional engine monitoring system =96 = delighted that=20 everything else was just fine!

 

How does I sound?=20 POWERFULL!

 

Al

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