X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.17] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3901910 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:18:57 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.17; envelope-from=gregw@onestopdesign.biz Received: from OMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.28]) by QMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id y1Es1c0010cQ2SLAA3JQ9m; Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:18:24 +0000 Received: from gregiv ([24.6.75.252]) by OMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id y3JP1c00D5ScAtC8W3JPvH; Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:18:24 +0000 Message-ID: <03EEF1DCE4084E3A8056D7957FDE820B@yosemite.onestopdesign.biz> From: "Greg Ward" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Prop Loads Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:19:51 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0519_01CA5742.D6D74290" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0519_01CA5742.D6D74290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would really appreciate any input, especially from those who have done = the dyno thing. Greg ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:47 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Prop Loads There are ways to do that, Greg. =20 But, Al had his 20B on a dyno and could probably give you some =93real = world=94 advice on load settings. =20 Al?? =20 Ed =20 Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Greg Ward Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:43 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Prop Loads =20 Hey Troops; Finally in the dyno room building the mount plate to begin testing. = Tracy says that the engine should be tested with the prop on, and this = is kind of hard in a dyno room. We are mounting the engine without the = PSRU, so that we don't tear it up in testing, and instead hooking = directly to the shaft which is loaded by means of a water brake. We can = put any load on it that we want, problem is, how to calculate that prop = load in foot-pounds, at different settings. Talked to Craig Cato, and = he is leaving for Europe, so doesn't have time to run the calcs, and I = am just a dumb high country nail-banger. Any thoughts? Greg Ward Lancair 20B N178RG in progress __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus = signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------=_NextPart_000_0519_01CA5742.D6D74290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I would really appreciate any input, = especially from=20 those who have done the dyno thing.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 = 7:47=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Prop = Loads

There are = ways to do=20 that, Greg.

 

But, Al had = his 20B=20 on a dyno and could probably give you some =93real world=94 advice on = load=20 settings.

 

Al??

 

Ed

 

Ed=20 Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW=20 Rotary Powered

Matthews,=20 NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

http://www.flyrotary.com/

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

http://www.r= otaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm

From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On=20 Behalf Of Greg Ward
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 = 10:43=20 PM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Prop=20 Loads

 

Hey=20 Troops;

Finally in the dyno room = building the=20 mount plate to begin testing.  Tracy says that the engine should = be tested=20 with the prop on, and this is kind of hard in a dyno room.  We = are=20 mounting the engine without the PSRU, so that we don't tear it up in = testing,=20 and instead hooking directly to the shaft which is loaded by means of = a water=20 brake.  We can put any load on it that we want, problem is, how = to=20 calculate that prop load in foot-pounds, at different settings.  = Talked=20 to Craig Cato, and he is leaving for Europe,=20 so doesn't have time to run the calcs, and I am just a dumb high = country=20 nail-banger.  Any thoughts?

Greg=20 Ward

Lancair 20B N178RG in=20 progress



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