X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 620332 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Jul 2005 23:30:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm62aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050731032931.PKHR3114.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm62aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 30 Jul 2005 23:29:31 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm62aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050731032930.EAMO12809.ibm62aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 30 Jul 2005 23:29:30 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: complete loss of coolant? Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:29:30 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c59580$10288290$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C59556.27527A90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C59556.27527A90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable So some will run without coolant for some time. Probably better to stay = at a real high throttle setting once you know you're engines screwed. Run = long enough in that state the rotor bearings will fail next. One failed will = not stop the engine unless you close the throttle. I doubt that there will be much power left to help, but a couple of feet = may be enough. =20 Thanks muchly Lynn. Leon had a very similar tale (replying from an different account that isn't on the list). =20 =20 Hey Ken, was your engine still running? Sounds like it was. Since we = know that losing oil will seize the engine in short order, and since it = sounds like losing water won't immediately take you out of action, I'd say = losing oil is worse. Again, I don't care about the engine, just getting to a = good landing. =20 =20 Thanks, Rusty (wondering what failure Ken hasn't had) ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C59556.27527A90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
So some will run without coolant for some time. Probably better to = stay at=20 a real high throttle setting once you know you're engines screwed. Run = long=20 enough in that state the rotor bearings will fail next. One failed will = not stop=20 the engine unless you close the throttle.
I doubt that there will be much power left to help, but a couple of = feet=20 may be enough.
 
Thanks muchly=20 Lynn.  Leon had a very similar tale (replying from an different = account=20 that isn't on the list). 
 
Hey = Ken, was your=20 engine still running?  Sounds like it was.  = Since we know = that losing=20 oil will seize the engine in short order, and since it sounds like = losing water=20 won't immediately take you out of action, I'd say losing oil is = worse. =20 Again, I don't care about the engine, just getting to a good=20 landing.   
 
Thanks,
Rusty (wondering=20 what failure Ken hasn't had)
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