X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.125] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTP id 3435864 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:19:21 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=71.74.56.125; envelope-from=clouduster@austin.rr.com Received: from [10.0.0.99] (really [66.68.45.184]) by hrndva-omta06.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090120221843.RZHH11982.hrndva-omta06.mail.rr.com@[10.0.0.99]> for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:18:43 +0000 Message-ID: <49764DC2.8030209@austin.rr.com> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:18:42 -0600 From: Dennis Haverlah User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: BBQ Run References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090803070206080703070904" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090803070206080703070904 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mark: Give me a shout next time you make the Llano BBQ run! You can smile and watch me go by ----as you PASS me also! Dennis H. Mark Steitle wrote: > I even got a compliment from one of the guys on the sound of my > engine. He said it sounds like a boat motor. ;-) > > MS > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Ben Baltrusaitis > > wrote: > > Me, too! I forwarded it to our EAA group. > Ben > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: George Lendich > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:40 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: BBQ Run > > Mark, > Love to hear this stuff! > George (down under) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark Steitle > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:16 AM > Subject: [FlyRotary] BBQ Run > > Since I've passed the 100 hr mark on my n/a 20B Lancair ES > with no significant issues, I'm feeling more comfortable > with its reliability and performance. So, I thought I > would pass this story on for the benefit of those still > building, and those that are contemplating using a rotary > in their project. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sunday was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. So, > the wife and I decided to fly to Llano, Tx from Lockhart, > TX (78 NM) to have some BBQ. We were accompanied > by another buddy in his RV-7A, also from Lockhart. His > has a very nice RV-7A (powered by a custom-built Lycoming > IO-360). He always flys at wide-open throttle, flying on > ahead and landing ahead of the rest in the group. > > Well, I thought that two could play that game, and so once > I leveled off at cruise altitude (4500msl), I didn't pull > back on the throttle but kept the power in. I was > cruising along about 192 mph (I usually cruise at 170-175) > and I looked off the left wing and there he was, sneaking > up on me. So, I opened the RAM AIR, tweaked the mixture > for full-power, and re-set the M/T constant speed prop to > bring the RPM's up from "economy cruise" to "racing > speed". I picked up about 18 mph, which brought my TAS to > 210 (according to the EM-2) and sure enough, when I looked > to my left, my buddy was nowhere to be seen. The 20B > rotary was purring along at 6000 rpm and could have done > it all day long (or until I ran out of gas). Shortly > thereafter, he got on the radio and started quizzing me > about my groundspeed, TAS, IAS, engine rpm, etc. Needless > to say, I landed first. Man, that felt good! > > I really showed him... fuel burn went from 11 gph to 15.8 > gph, but since mogas is half the price of 100LL, it's no > big deal. However, I doubt he will make wise cracks > about the rotary engine any time soon. I think there's a > P-port 3-rotor in my future. > > Mark S. > Still wearing the rotary grin. ;->) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.10/1905 - Release > Date: 1/20/2009 2:34 PM > > --------------090803070206080703070904 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mark:

Give me a shout next time you make the Llano BBQ run!  You can smile and watch me go by ----as you PASS me also!
Dennis H.

Mark Steitle wrote:
I even got a compliment from one of the guys on the sound of my engine.  He said it sounds like a boat motor.  ;-)
 
MS 

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Ben Baltrusaitis <expressben@verizon.net> wrote:
Me, too! I forwarded it to our EAA group.
Ben
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:40 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: BBQ Run

Mark,
Love to hear this stuff!
George (down under)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:16 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] BBQ Run

Since I've passed the 100 hr mark on my n/a 20B Lancair ES with no significant issues, I'm feeling more comfortable with its reliability and performance.  So, I thought I would pass this story on for the benefit of those still building, and those that are contemplating using a rotary in their project.  
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Sunday was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky.  So, the wife and I decided to fly to Llano, Tx from Lockhart, TX (78 NM) to have some BBQ.  We were accompanied by another buddy in his RV-7A, also from Lockhart.  His has a very nice RV-7A (powered by a custom-built Lycoming IO-360).  He always flys at wide-open throttle, flying on ahead and landing ahead of the rest in the group. 
 
Well, I thought that two could play that game, and so once I leveled off at cruise altitude (4500msl), I didn't pull back on the throttle but kept the power in.  I was cruising along about 192 mph (I usually cruise at 170-175) and I looked off the left wing and there he was, sneaking up on me.  So, I opened the RAM AIR, tweaked the mixture for full-power, and re-set the M/T constant speed prop to bring the RPM's up from "economy cruise" to "racing speed".  I picked up about 18 mph, which brought my TAS to 210 (according to the EM-2) and sure enough, when I looked to my left, my buddy was nowhere to be seen.  The 20B rotary was purring along at 6000 rpm and could have done it all day long (or until I ran out of gas).  Shortly thereafter, he got on the radio and started quizzing me about my groundspeed, TAS, IAS, engine rpm, etc.  Needless to say, I landed first.  Man, that felt good!
 
I really showed him... fuel burn went from 11 gph to 15.8 gph, but since mogas is half the price of 100LL, it's no big deal.  However, I doubt he will make wise cracks about the rotary engine any time soon.  I think there's a P-port 3-rotor in my future. 
 
Mark S.
Still wearing the rotary grin.  ;->)
 


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