Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.68] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3149039 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Apr 2004 13:10:19 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:10:16 -0700 Received: from 4.174.3.208 by BAY3-DAV38.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 06 Apr 2004 17:10:16 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.174.3.208] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rev-2 flies Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:10:16 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0011.2700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0006_01C41BD8.80ED0780" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Apr 2004 17:10:16.0295 (UTC) FILETIME=[07FC0F70:01C41BFA] ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C41BD8.80ED0780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Glad you are back in the air again Rusty. My guess is that you will neve= r be happy until you replace that prop though. =20 Tracy ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Duffy Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:38 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft 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 handli= ng than the previous nose heavy version. This alone will be worth the re= moval 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 show= ed 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 t= hat I got the initial flight out of the way. Stay tuned. Cheers, Rusty (glad to be flying again) ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C41BD8.80ED0780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Glad you are b= ack in the air again Rusty. My guess is that you will never be happ= y until you replace that prop though.

Tracy

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From: Russell Duffy

Se= nt: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:38 PM

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Subject: [FlyRotary] Rev-2 flies

Greetings,
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Well, N75= 1RV, rev-2 made it's first flight today.
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Good n= ews- The engine ran smooth, and quiet according to ground obser= vers. There were no leaks, or other problems, with the exception of= the fact that I hooked up the pitot and static ports backwards on t= he EM-2. That little mistake rewarded me with a TAS of 0 for the fl= ight. I fixed that already. The plane now feels like an RV sh= ould, with much better handling than the previous nose heavy version.&nbs= p; This alone will be worth the removal of the turbo. =

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 b= efore, but there's plenty of rpm left to improve this.

=

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 degre= es. 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 clim= b was about 155 degrees.

Sorry, not much real testi= ng done, but I'm ready to proceed to that now that I got the initial flig= ht out of the way. Stay tuned.

= Cheers,=

Rusty (gl= ad to be flying again)

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