X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 981975 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:56:16 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm62aec.bellsouth.net ([67.32.133.236]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050602135532.TPVA2220.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm62aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:55:32 -0400 Received: from [192.168.2.104] (really [67.32.133.236]) by ibm62aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050602135527.FQRQ8050.ibm62aec.bellsouth.net@[192.168.2.104]> for ; Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:55:27 -0400 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.1.0.040913 Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:55:24 -0400 Subject: Paul Lamar From: Bulent Aliev To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Here is an update on the testing >Dave is running it as we speak at 3000 RPM with a 20 HP >load to break it in. I called Tracy and he said it won't >run smooth without a load. He was absolutely correct. >12 inch HG manifold pressure >Intake air temp 87F >BSFC .76 to 1.15. I am not surprised at this low load. >That is why cars get bad gas mileage. > >Fuel pressure 34.5 psi >3.3 to 4.6 gallons per hours >oil pressure 125 psi at 175F >oil pressure 100 psi at 210 F >EGT were both the same at about 1200 F. >This is the default map with the mixture >knob about 10% on the lean side. > >No problem with fuel leakage out of the slide throttle. >We added a catch tray but it caught no fuel. >We will still seal the slide throttle tomorrow >to be double safe. > >The engine starts right up when it is warm. Less than >one or two turns of the crank. The fuel injectors mounted >near the trumpet mouths are doing the job they >were designed to do as the runners are running almost >ice cold. That means heavy duty fuel vaporization is taking place >in the intake runners. PL