X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-gx0-f180.google.com ([209.85.161.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5092677 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:39:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.161.180; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by gxk10 with SMTP id 10so8079029gxk.25 for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:38:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:references:from:content-type:x-mailer:in-reply-to :message-id:date:to:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; bh=+IfjW/vPPHnSdpSVVAPPzKB0HNqZgYv12UtFyoMcmIQ=; b=bUaZQfUIMLARW8Kojw8zx59wWZwx1seOLehZmJndsXVygv9q4pW2NEGEte0Ic1Cfjt pAkwuYREQypaGGFyZ8KXy+s9xaXFY35mgUolFnmdnfQSCHaPaDvdRGE2aDNk6rRry4sh mXQu8JJ1IIYBIPAHeza0WN6vNC8/AMDD0txPI= Received: by 10.236.175.228 with SMTP id z64mr12653336yhl.3.1313419138083; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:38:58 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [10.0.1.2] (99-197-145-127.cust.wildblue.net [99.197.145.127]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id c63sm4116656yhe.60.2011.08.15.07.38.49 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:38:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First flight with new Flywheel References: From: Tracy Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-35-104483791 X-Mailer: iPad Mail (8F191) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:38:36 -0400 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPad Mail 8F191) --Apple-Mail-35-104483791 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii David, Was it a bolt on change or was it necessary to shorten the nose of the da= mper spline to use this flywheel? Still looking at options. Tracy Sent from my iPad On Aug 14, 2011, at 7:20 PM, David Leonard wrote: > I finally took the new flywheel and silicone dampers out for a flight toda= y. I was hoping for a slight improvement in idle and/or smoothness with the= little bit of extra weight in the flywheel, but I guess 4 lbs is just not e= nough to make much of a difference. I flew around for about an hour and got= the RPM up to 7000 and MAP up to 40 in., and loading the plane to 4G (think= ing about gyroscopic forces) without any noticeable change in the way the en= gine sounded or ran. Everything look ship-shape on a post-flight examinatio= n. >=20 > This is the ACT flywheel that Kelly found for us. Looks bulletproof compa= red to a flex plate. >=20 > Next project, finish installing the ADI system. >=20 > --=20 > David Leonard >=20 > Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY > http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net > http://RotaryRoster.net --Apple-Mail-35-104483791 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
David,
   Was it a b= olt on change or was it necessary to shorten the nose of the damper spline t= o use this flywheel?

Still looking at options.

Tracy

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 14,= 2011, at 7:20 PM, David Leonard <= wdleonard@gmail.com> wrote:

I finally took the new flywheel and silicone dampers out for a f= light today.  I was hoping for a slight improvement in idle and/or smoo= thness with the little bit of extra weight in the flywheel, but I guess 4 lb= s is just not enough to make much of a difference.  I flew around for a= bout an hour and got the RPM up to 7000 and MAP up to 40 in., and loading th= e plane to 4G (thinking about gyroscopic forces) without any noticeable=  change in the way the engine sounded or ran.  Everything look shi= p-shape on a post-flight examination.

This is the ACT flywheel that Kelly found for us.  Looks= bulletproof compared to a flex plate.

Next project= , finish installing the ADI system.

--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
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