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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:30:14 -0600
From: Bob White <bob@bob-white.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] 0-10000 climb test
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Hi Rusty,

Great numbers on the cooling.  I sure like to hear that.  Better than
1500 fpm average to 10K ain't all that bad.  What initial climb rate
are you seeing?

If I ever get my plane flying, I bet I can beat you to 10K.  Of course
I'm starting at 6K. :)

Bob White (hardly ever fly at sea level)

On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:46:54 -0500
"Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Greetings,
>  
> I did the official sea level to 10,000 ft climb test today.  It took 6:27
> from throttle up, to 10k ft.  Not bad, but certainly leaves room for
> improvement.  The OAT was 92 today, and my max oil temp in climb was 186.
> The max coolant temp was 213.  Full throttle, level, at 10k ft with the cowl
> baffle closed was 180 degrees for oil, and 190 degrees for coolant.  Pretty
> dandy all around.  
> 
>  
> 
> I did some glide tests, and it seems like the engine is not even running at
> idle.  The wideband O2 goes right to 20 AFR, and stays there, while the
> engine acts like it's only firing every now and then.  Turning the mixture
> knob all the way up really doesn't change anything either.  Does everyone
> else's do this too?   Didn't play with this too much, since the water and
> oil temps were plunging to the 120 degree range.  
> 
>  
> 
> In the hour I put on the plane, mostly at full throttle, there were no other
> problems.  The fuel actually transferred, but still erratically, though that
> must be due to sloshing in the tanks.  Nothing leaked either, unless you
> count the couple ounces of oil that I captured from the vent line.  That
> seems to happen any time I run 7000 rpm for any length of time, and Tracy
> said his does it too.  At least it's a convenient way to get rid of the
> extra oil that accumulates from the premix.  
> 
>  
> 
> Today's added bonus picture is the single rotor, and RD-1C sitting on the
> Kolb frame.  The engine and drive are just empties at the moment, to make
> them easier to lift up there.  
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rusty 
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