Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3147852 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Apr 2004 22:52:02 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i362pwkG024716 for ; Mon, 5 Apr 2004 22:52:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000801c41b82$214a4370$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rev-2 flies Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 22:51:58 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C41B60.9A01DC00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C41B60.9A01DC00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageGreat news, Rusty So, you'll be ready for Sun & Fun next week - right? {:>) Tracy, = needs a real challenge in the S&F 100 race. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:38 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Rev-2 flies Greetings, Well, N751RV, rev-2 made it's first flight today.=20 Good news- The engine ran smooth, and quiet according to ground = observers. There were no leaks, or other problems, with the exception = of the fact that I hooked up the pitot and static ports backwards on the = EM-2. That little mistake rewarded me with a TAS of 0 for the flight. = I fixed that already. The plane now feels like an RV should, with much = better handling than the previous nose heavy version. This alone will = be worth the removal of the turbo.=20 Bad news- power is certainly down from running 5 psi on the turbo. = Once the prop unstalled on takeoff, the rpm was only 4500, and it only = went to 4700 or so in climb. This is about 700 rpm lower than before. = I didn't notice the VSI during my brief climb to 1200 ft, but it felt = reasonably good. I'm sure it wasn't 2700 fpm like before, but there's = plenty of rpm left to improve this. =20 Some numbers- orbiting the airport at 1200 ft, and 4700 rpm, the ASI = showed 125 mph, with oil temp of 163 degrees, and water temp of 132 = degrees. I made about a one mile run at full throttle, and saw 150 = mph, at 5700 rpm before I backed off. Max water temp on climb was = about 155 degrees. =20 Sorry, not much real testing done, but I'm ready to proceed to that = now that I got the initial flight out of the way. Stay tuned. Cheers, Rusty (glad to be flying again) ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C41B60.9A01DC00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Great news, Rusty
 
    So, you'll be ready = for Sun=20 & Fun next week - right? {:>)   Tracy, needs a real = challenge=20 in the S&F 100 race.
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 = 10:38=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Rev-2 = flies

Greetings,
 
Well, = N751RV, rev-2=20 made it's first flight today. 
 
Good = news- The=20 engine ran smooth, and quiet according to ground observers.  = There=20 were no leaks, or other problems, with the exception of the fact that = I hooked=20 up the pitot and static ports backwards on the EM-2.  That = little=20 mistake rewarded me with a TAS of 0 for the flight.  I fixed that = already.  The plane now feels like an RV should, with much better = handling than the previous nose heavy version.  This alone will = be worth=20 the removal of the turbo. 
 
Bad news- = power is=20 certainly down from running 5 psi on the turbo.  Once the prop = unstalled=20 on takeoff, the rpm was only 4500, and it only went to 4700 or so in=20 climb.  This is about 700 rpm lower than = before.  I didn't=20 notice the VSI during my brief climb to 1200 ft, but it felt = reasonably=20 good.  I'm sure it wasn't 2700 fpm like before, but there's = plenty of rpm=20 left to improve this. 
 
Some numbers- = orbiting=20 the airport at 1200 ft, and 4700 rpm, the ASI showed 125 mph, with oil = temp of=20 163 degrees, and water temp of 132 degrees.   I made about a = one=20 mile run at full throttle, and saw 150 mph, at 5700 rpm before I = backed=20 off.   Max water temp on climb was about 155 degrees. =20
 
Sorry, not = much real=20 testing done, but I'm ready to proceed to that now that I got the = initial=20 flight out of the way.  Stay tuned.
 
Cheers,
Rusty (glad = to be flying=20 again)
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