Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 617158 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:29:25 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from [209.214.45.185] by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050122052853.UWLZ2518.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[209.214.45.185]>; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:28:53 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [265.7.1]); Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:28:44 -0600 Message-ID: <039101c50043$3cb06850$b92dd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" , "ACRE" Subject: Flight number 5 Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:28:42 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-41F1E48C04F1=======" --=======AVGMAIL-41F1E48C04F1======= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_038E_01C50010.F1F96FA0" ------=_NextPart_000_038E_01C50010.F1F96FA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....I flew my rotary powered SQ2000 canard = again today. With the smaller prop and my previous mixture adjustments = (enrichening), the engine is producing 5300 rpm static, and is running = very smoothly. Takeoff roll was short, and climbout was at 120 knots. = Outside air temperature was 70 degrees F. Now that I am producing more = power, I am producing more heat. I climbed to 3000 feet AGL, and the = water temp got up to 192 degrees in the climb. Oil went up to 185. = These temps were higher than previously encountered. The only solution I = can come up with is that the higher rpm's are producing more power/heat. = Fortunately the temps came back down to 180 water and 175 oil once I = leveled off. I was able to throttle back and just fly around and enjoy = the fruits of my labor for a while. I need to slowly increase my cruise = speeds and check for flutter (increasing 5 knots at a time), and do some = canard stall testing, but today I decided the heck with testing and just = relax and enjoy the flight. Temps on descent came down to around 160 = and 155, but of course it wasn't much of a descent (3000 feet down to = 1000 feet traffic pattern altitude). The aircraft is easier to slow = down on final now that I can idle at 800 engine rpm's (365 prop rpm's = with the 2.19:1 Ross). I have received my street ported 4-port engine = parts, and I will soon be putting this together with NA rotors and = housings, and then I will swap engines and probably be able to put the = larger prop back on. Keep building guys....it's all worth it. Paul = Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 canard in Mobile, AL ------=_NextPart_000_038E_01C50010.F1F96FA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....I flew = my rotary=20 powered SQ2000 canard again today. With the smaller prop and my previous = mixture=20 adjustments (enrichening), the engine is producing 5300 rpm static, and = is=20 running very smoothly. Takeoff roll was short, and climbout was at = 120=20 knots. Outside air temperature was 70 degrees F. Now that I am = producing=20 more power, I am producing more heat. I climbed to 3000 feet AGL, and = the water=20 temp got up to 192 degrees in the climb. Oil went up to 185. These = temps=20 were higher than previously encountered. The only solution I can come up = with is=20 that the higher rpm's are producing more power/heat. Fortunately = the temps=20 came back down to 180 water and 175 oil once I leveled off. I was = able to=20 throttle back and just fly around and enjoy the fruits of my labor for a = while.=20 I need to slowly increase my cruise speeds and check for flutter = (increasing 5=20 knots at a time), and do some canard stall testing, but today I decided = the heck=20 with testing and just relax and enjoy the flight. Temps on descent = came=20 down to around 160 and 155, but of course it wasn't much of a descent = (3000 feet=20 down to 1000 feet traffic pattern altitude). The aircraft is = easier to=20 slow down on final now that I can idle at 800 engine rpm's (365 prop = rpm's with=20 the 2.19:1 Ross). I have received my street ported 4-port engine parts, = and I=20 will soon be putting this together with NA rotors and housings, and then = I will=20 swap engines and probably be able to put the larger prop back on. = Keep=20 building guys....it's all worth it. Paul Conner, 13b powered = SQ2000 canard=20 in Mobile, AL

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