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Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:16:02 -0800 (PST)
From: ronald GOWAN <rongowan@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Data?  Was : Renesis & RD-1C drive testing
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Tracy,  What is the diameter and pitch of your new
prop and who made it?  Did you also mention that you
were indicating 215 MPH? WOW!  Could you call the prop
manufacture and ask them to figure out your HP?  I'll
see you at SnF   Ron 
--- Tracy Crook <lors01@msn.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> >   
> > Most unexpected finding so far is the radically
> improved glide at idle  
> > setting.  Have no clue why.  Would have expected
> worse instead of better.
> >   
> > Tracy
> 
> Don't you have radically increased pitch in the
> prop? That will do it.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> Yep, 88" pitch.  Guess I figured even at that blade
> angle air flow would be fully stalled past the prop
> and the disk area being larger would cause more
> drag.  I was obviously wrong.   
> Also noticed that having a direct MPG readout makes
> finding the most efficient descent angle & throttle
> setting easy to find.  It's a lot different than on
> the other redrive/prop.
> Tracy
> 


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