X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.143] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 983319 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:37:39 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.143; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C630DD.3A1C89B6" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary failure Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:36:54 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E03B833AD@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary failure Thread-Index: AcYw1tVmOIv24f1STyKuTwGZ1Q6CAAABHCbQ From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C630DD.3A1C89B6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was going to send a private email to Bill Eslick, but in the name of safety, decided to post it in hopes that maybe someone can answer my question. I attended the Mid-Winter Rotary fly-in and got a good, long look at Jason's beautiful 13B installation. I don't know if Jason is on this list, but I noticed that he had a combination of radiator hose bends which were clamped to straight pieces of aluminum tubing for coolant lines. Can anyone tell me if he put beads on the ends of those aluminum tubes? If not, they could slip off under pressure. I mentioned the use of common hose clamps vs. constant torque clamps and he replied that he was planning on swapping those out before first flight. Its just an observation, no intent to berate his beautiful installation on this forum. I would just hate for him to have a cooling system failure (blown hose), knowing that I didn't say anything beforehand. =20 =20 Is this "tip" on the Wikki? =20 =20 Mark S. =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Al Gietzen Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 1:50 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another rotary failure =20 On the subject of failures in general, am I the only one who thinks there have just been way too many of these in the last couple years? =20 =20 Of course you are not the only one. High on my priorities for selecting an engine was RELIABILITY. It seemed to me a rotary installation could be made more reliable than a Lycoming. I would hate to be proven wrong. We had a lengthy discussion some months ago about peer review, inspections, etc.; but nothing came of it. Apparently the majority feels the record is OK. =20 Al G ------_=_NextPart_001_01C630DD.3A1C89B6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I was going to send a private email = to Bill Eslick, but in the name of safety, decided to post it in hopes that = maybe someone can answer my question.  I attended the Mid-Winter Rotary fly-in = and got a good, long look at Jason’s beautiful 13B installation.  I = don’t know if Jason is on this list, but I noticed that he had a combination = of radiator hose bends which were clamped to straight pieces of aluminum = tubing for coolant lines.  Can anyone tell me if he put beads on the ends = of those aluminum tubes?  If not, they could slip off under = pressure.  I mentioned the use of common hose clamps vs. constant torque clamps and = he replied that he was planning on swapping those out before first = flight.  Its just an observation, no intent to berate his beautiful installation on = this forum.  I would just hate for him to have a cooling system failure = (blown hose), knowing that I didn’t say anything beforehand.  =

 

Is this “tip” on the Wikki? 

 

Mark = S.

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Al Gietzen
Sent: Monday, February = 13, 2006 1:50 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Another rotary failure

 

On the subject of = failures in general, am I the only one who thinks there have just been way too = many of these in the last couple years? 

 

Of course you are not the only = one.  High on my priorities for selecting an engine was = RELIABILITY.  It seemed to me a rotary installation could be made more reliable than a = Lycoming.  I would hate to be proven wrong.  We had a lengthy discussion = some months ago about peer review, inspections, etc.; but nothing came of it.  Apparently the majority feels the record is = OK.

 

Al G

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