X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2710809 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:45:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.32; envelope-from=hoursaway1@comcast.net Received: from OMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.20]) by QMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id kC1y1Y0050S2fkCA308V00; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:44:44 +0000 Received: from rmailcenter08.comcast.net ([204.127.197.118]) by OMTA09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id kDko1Y0032ZlFDG8V00000; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:44:48 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=KstPmZXTIeP9iVOLdkhy4w==:17 a=4c2MlO68SF4YpUrMuDkA:9 a=1U7vdnWdQk31FpqeMQ0hm5i_YrEA:4 a=U8Ie8EnqySEA:10 a=IsUHOSoT7wwA:10 a=3oc9M9_CAAAA:8 a=Va8afjFNuey5gAlkRjoA:7 a=ICdzdZuCXMKW6URI77KZezW6SpwA:4 a=37WNUvjkh6kA:10 Received: from [208.254.22.50] by rmailcenter08.comcast.net; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:44:46 +0000 From: hoursaway1@comcast.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] 20B Startup Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:44:46 +0000 Message-Id: <020120081344.19898.47A3224E000AC64A00004DBA2200750784CE970E990E9C9D9A0108@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 30 2007) X-Authenticated-Sender: aG91cnNhd2F5MUBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19898_1201873486_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19898_1201873486_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bob; Did you mean "no prob. (as in no problem) or NO PROP" please do not run without prop, I know of two folks who did & both over-rev. lost eng., one aircraft no prop, one car eng. without flywheel. Happened so fast could do nothing about it. I think that is when Forest Gump came up with the phrase "SHIT HAPPENS", you have put so much quality work into this project (I have seen your photos) would hate to see another man cry. Remember that the eng. start IS NOT THE GOAL, flying aircraft IS. Sorry for the rant but I saw many photos of the Glasstar that came apart. David Cook RV-6A Rotary Holt Michigan (back on the ball after month off for holidays & repair heater in builders hanger) -------------- Original message -------------- From: BMears9413@aol.com Hot Damn!!!! I'm just beside myself!!!!!! Thought I would just see if it would fire off. No prop. Didn't expect it to actually run. Ready to shut it off......Fired up and idled...ran it for about 30 min. Have a 5 min video...stop after I kill it....nothing but BS after that....just dont know how to stop the video. Died after I switche dto computer B....tried the coil test and injector test on B and nothing. Will have to investigate that. But DAMN!!! It sounds great! course it aint at 6000 rpm yet either. No leaks, starts right up. I bet I cant sleep tonight! Bob Mears Supermarine Spitfire Damn...computer wont let me send a file that bid. I'll see if I can figure out how to do it on a you tube and let everybody know. Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19898_1201873486_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Bob;  Did you mean "no prob. (as in no problem) or NO PROP" please do not run without prop, I know of two folks who did & both over-rev. lost eng., one aircraft no prop, one car eng. without flywheel. Happened so fast could do nothing about it. I think that is when Forest Gump came up with the phrase "SHIT HAPPENS", you have put so much quality work into this project (I have seen your photos) would hate to see another man cry. Remember that the eng. start IS NOT THE GOAL, flying aircraft IS. Sorry for the rant but I saw many photos of the Glasstar that came apart.  David Cook RV-6A Rotary Holt Michigan (back on the ball after month off for holidays & repair heater in builders hanger)
 
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From: BMears9413@aol.com
Hot Damn!!!! I'm just beside myself!!!!!!  Thought I would just see if it would fire off. No prop. Didn't expect it to actually run. Ready to shut it off......Fired up and idled...ran it for about 30 min. Have a 5 min video...stop after I kill it....nothing but BS after that....just dont know how to stop the video. Died after I switche dto computer B....tried the coil test and injector test on B and nothing. Will have to investigate that. But DAMN!!! It sounds great! course it aint at 6000 rpm yet either. No leaks, starts right up. I bet I cant sleep tonight!
 
Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire
 
Damn...computer wont let me send a file that bid. I'll see if I can figure out how to do it on a you tube and let everybody know.
 
 




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