Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:35
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Method of
killing power??
Ed,
I prefer the Fuel Pump shutoff method.
On my airplane the fuel system will remain pressurized for a long time
after shut down.
I don't like the idea of highly pressurized fuel inside a very hot
engine compartment.
So by turning off the fuel pumps with the engine still running it
serves to de-pressurize the fuel system.
This way if you do happen to get a stuck open injector it will not
flood the rotor housing with fuel.
It only takes a second or two for the engine to quit after fuel pump
shutoff.
Jim
Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
wrote:
To everyone running a rotary engine and particularly flying
with one - what is your normal method of killing the
engine.
1. Turning off Main Power
2. Turning off EC2 Power
3. Turning off ignition
4. Turning off Fuel Pumps
5. Turning off injectors
6. Other