X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:12:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail04.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.185] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTPS id 2862957 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:48:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.185; envelope-from=fredmoreno@optusnet.com.au Received: from fred ([202.139.5.198]) (authenticated sender fredmoreno) by mail04.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m3JClGhq012146 for ; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:47:25 +1000 From: "Fred Moreno" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail" Subject: FW: [LML] First flight - at last X-Original-Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:47:21 +0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <003d01c8a21b$8a3190e0$c6058bca@fred> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003E_01C8A25E.9854D0E0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 Thread-Index: AciiEEtg6siHmCJvTz2qvE90yVrh+gACdDIg Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C8A25E.9854D0E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Colyn. =20 =20 You are correct. No Dolly Partons, but even the more modest curvatures = on the bottom of my cowl were eliminated when I built in the cowl flaps so = that the bottom is nearly flat when the cowl flaps are closed. With cowl = flaps closed it still over cools (320F CHT at 75%) so I have more work to do reducing exit area. Only minor exhaust deposits on the belly = fortunately, and these probably arise from running so rich while breaking in the = engine. =20 More photos to follow in a couple of days after I finish the initial = flight testing. =20 =20 Today it was lots of landing practice in gusty winds with rain showers. Weather was awful and I would get a lot of shaken martini action on down wind. The paint survives at 220 knots down low, but my tape-on stall = strips disappeared. Rain eats 200 MPH tape at 220 knots. It got better about = the time I was worn out and put it in the barn. Natch. Good practice, = though. =20 These things do not fly like C-182's. :-) =20 Fearless Fred =20 -----Original Message----- From: Colyn Case at earthlink [mailto:colyncase@earthlink.net]=20 Sent: Saturday, 19 April 2008 10:39 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] First flight - at last =20 Fred, that's awesome. Congrats! Like those cowl flaps. I take it you have the non-Mae-West lower cowl? =20 Colyn =20 ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C8A25E.9854D0E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Colyn. =

You are correct. No Dolly = Partons, but even the more modest curvatures on the bottom of my cowl were = eliminated when I built in the cowl flaps so that the bottom is nearly flat when the = cowl flaps are closed. With cowl flaps closed it still over cools (320F CHT = at 75%) so I have more work to do reducing exit area. Only minor exhaust = deposits on the belly fortunately, and these probably arise from running so rich = while breaking in the engine.

More photos to follow in a couple = of days after I finish the initial flight testing.

Today it was lots of landing = practice in gusty winds with rain showers. Weather was awful and I would get a = lot of shaken martini action on down wind. The paint survives at = 220 knots down low, but my tape-on stall strips disappeared. Rain eats 200 = MPH tape at 220 knots. It got better about the time I was worn out and put = it in the barn. Natch. Good practice, though. =

These things do not fly like = C-182’s. J

Fearless Fred

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From: Colyn Case at = earthlink [mailto:colyncase@earthlink.net]
Sent: Saturday, 19 April 2008 10:39 AM
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Fred, that's awesome. = Congrats!

Like those cowl flaps. I take it you have the non-Mae-West lower cowl?

Colyn

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