X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5068507 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:56:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=8mDY8c80ZOa76EOwICuS+E2YRQjxDgO9xqUnRMONc7w= c=1 sm=0 a=hbzr1sxPSq4A:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:17 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=tHiX1n6ksTrb4VtfZDUA:9 a=Oq4B9Z0eauLd8tsOwmMA:7 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=Qa1je4BO31QA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=BVu8Uc2jvn61YCs2bW0A:9 a=I9zrjNW_PGjw7L-jEZ4A:7 a=tXsnliwV7b4A:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 174.110.167.5 Received: from [174.110.167.5] ([174.110.167.5:54524] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 02/1B-00666-E41F33E4; Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:55:59 +0000 Message-ID: <5384D5A713EF4D8996EFDD6BCCBEA8A3@EdPC> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Back to Phase 1 testing Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:55:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01CC4E8E.07076730" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CC4E8E.07076730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok, Mark, but that detracts 2 points from your "Hairy Chested Hero" = credit {:>) Ed From: Mark Steitle=20 Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:20 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back to Phase 1 testing Gee, two rotors to come home on doesn't provide much excitement, Ed, That's the whole point of going with a 3-rotor, that and MORE POWER!!! = BWAAAAAHHHHH Mark On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Ed Anderson = wrote: Gee, two rotors to come home on doesn't provide much excitement, = Tracy. Sort of reminds me way back in the old days of using the Rx-7 ignition = coils and ballast resistors blowing on them. For some reason seems like = that only happened to you and me. We are all awaiting some performance numbers for that RV8-3R, so next = time take your bottle and give those Ls1 coils a real try out. Ed -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tracy" Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 2:13 PM To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back to Phase 1 testing=20 Was finally getting around to doing hot weather cooling and altitude = performance testing in the RV-8 yesterday. Cooling was good during a = high power climb to 14500 ft where I leveled out ( I had forgotten to = put the Ox bottle in the plane). Throttled up to WOT to see where the = speed topped out at but. After less than a minute I felt some engine = roughness and noticed rotor 3 EGT went above alarm threshold so I = throttled back to low power. #3 EGT then went low off scale and I = could tell that the engine was only running on 2 rotors. I then = smelled a faint electrical burning smell that lasted about 2 minutes. = Engine was surprisingly smooth for having a dead rotor and still had = more than enough power for cruise flight but obviously it was time to = get back on the ground and find out what went wrong. did all the usual = diagnostics on the long glide down with no joy. Made normal landing, poped off the cowl and coil diagnostics test = revealed that both coils on rotor 3 were dead. I had done the coil = disable tests prior to takeoff so I know they were both good then. I'm = using RX-8 coils and there have been too many failures for me to feel = good about them any longer. I ordered a set of LS-1s to replace them. Tracy -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CC4E8E.07076730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ok, Mark,  but that detracts 2 points from = your=20 "Hairy Chested Hero" credit {:>)
 
Ed

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:20 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back to Phase 1 = testing


Gee, two=20 rotors to come home on doesn't provide much = excitement,

Ed,

That's the = whole point=20 of going with a 3-rotor, that and MORE POWER!!!=20  BWAAAAAHHHHH

Mark

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Ed Anderson = <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t;=20 wrote:
Gee, two rotors to come home on doesn't provide much = excitement, Tracy.

Sort of reminds me way back in the old days = of using=20 the Rx-7 ignition coils and ballast resistors blowing on them. =  For some=20 reason seems like that only happened to you and me.

We are all = awaiting=20 some performance numbers for that RV8-3R, so next time take your = bottle and=20 give those Ls1 coils a real try=20 = out.

Ed

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From:=20 "Tracy" <rwstracy@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, July 29, = 2011 2:13=20 PM
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: = [FlyRotary] Re:=20 Back to Phase 1 testing=20


Was finally getting around to doing hot weather = cooling=20 and altitude performance testing in the RV-8 yesterday.   = Cooling was=20 good during a high power climb to 14500 ft where I leveled out ( I = had=20 forgotten to put the Ox bottle in the plane).   Throttled up to = WOT to=20 see where the speed topped out at but.   After less than a = minute I=20 felt some engine roughness and noticed rotor 3 EGT went above alarm=20 threshold so I throttled back to low power.   #3 EGT then went = low off=20 scale and I could tell that the engine was only running on 2 rotors. =  =20 I then smelled a faint electrical burning smell that lasted about 2 = minutes.=20   Engine was surprisingly smooth for having a dead rotor and = still had=20 more than enough power for cruise flight but obviously it was time = to get=20 back on the ground and find out what went wrong.   did all the = usual=20 diagnostics on the long glide down with no joy.

Made normal = landing,=20 poped off the cowl and coil diagnostics test revealed that both = coils on=20 rotor 3 were dead.   I had done the coil disable tests prior to = takeoff=20 so I know they were both good then.  I'm using RX-8 coils and = there=20 have been too many failures for me to feel good about them any = longer.=20   I ordered a set of LS-1s to replace=20 them.

Tracy
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