Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #25516
From: Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: complete loss of coolant?
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:29:30 -0500
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Message
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.
 
Thanks muchly Lynn.  Leon had a very similar tale (replying from an different account that isn't on the list). 
 
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.   
 
Thanks,
Rusty (wondering what failure Ken hasn't had)
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