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To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] monster prop shrinking a bit
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:10:13 -0500
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Oh yea, that's goning to be great because as soon as Tracy looses he will probably finish is RV-8 3-rotor before the following sun-n-fun.  Then no-one will be able to beat him.  I guess if I want to stand a chance of winning one I better get going on the TO4B pronto.  :-)

Dave Leonard (Make that Express shipping on the manifold)

> 
> Greetings,
>  
>  
> I talked to Clark at Performance Props today.  I'm going to go ahead and
> send my prop in for final finishing, since the engine is down anyway.  I
> reported that I'm currently getting 6000 rpm at 100 mph in climb, and 6800
> rpm at WOT 8000 ft.  I requested 6500 rpm in climb, which will make top RPM
> about 7300 WOT at 8000.  He's got to run the number, but the rough estimate
> is that the prop will change from it's current 74"x88" form, to about
> 72"x82".   He seemed very excited about what this will do for my
> performance, in both climb and cruise.  
>  
> I told him I need a guarantee that it will beat Tracy :-)   Seriously, I
> told him that I was getting 2400-2500 fpm climb now, and wanted 3000 fpm. He
> seemed pretty sure this change can get me there :-)  
>  
> Cheers,
> Rusty (Tracy's going down)
>  
> 
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