Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 20:25:15 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3148726 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Apr 2004 10:04:33 -0400 Received: from user-33qt5mu.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.150.222] helo=Carol) by pintail.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1BArBn-0005if-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Apr 2004 07:04:31 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <006301c41be0$0dfc9da0$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rev-2 flies X-Original-Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:04:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0060_01C41BB6.245E63A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C41BB6.245E63A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageGreat to hear that you are flying again, Rusty. It sounds like = the trade-offs without the turbo will put you on the plus side. A = lighter, better handling aircraft with a smaller cowl....these are good = things. Have fun with it. Paul (jealous because I am not flying yet) = Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:38 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_0060_01C41BB6.245E63A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Great to hear that you are flying = again,=20 Rusty.  It sounds like the trade-offs without the turbo will put = you on the=20 plus side. A lighter, better handling aircraft  with a smaller=20 cowl....these are good things. Have fun with it.   Paul = (jealous=20 because I am not flying yet) Conner
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 = 9:38=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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