Return-Path: Received: from corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca ([198.162.160.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 243911 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:55:43 -0400 Received: from canformail1.canfor.ca (canformail1.canfor.ca [199.60.193.29]) by corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca (Build 103 8.9.3p2/NT-8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA03900 for ; Mon, 05 Jul 2004 13:55:12 -0700 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Into the blue again :-) Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 13:55:11 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C462D2.5CE481B0" Message-ID: <1F17B59A61D4194095359264D24D22A2708C9A@mailman.canfor.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Into the blue again :-) Thread-Index: AcRiqplP3v4gbKJxTr+B22fWUeCuwwXNkCwg From: "Bartrim, Todd" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C462D2.5CE481B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Cheers, > Rusty (building max G's .5 at a time, and inspecting the plane = afterwards, then aerobatics) >=20 >=20 Hi Rusty; I appreciate your concern, however I should have elaborated more in = last nights post but I was just too tired. These weren't just reckless = aerobatics for fun (but they were fun :-), but rather part of my flight = test program. I've been using a flight test program that I downloaded = from the net and it calls for "G" limit testing to ensure aircraft meets = the "G" limit capabilities. Granted the procedure didn't call for a loop = but rather a steep bank turn increasing up to 6 g's (for an RV6). My = plan was to test to 3g's with 2 on board and the max registered on the = Dynon was 2.9 g's (close enough). The reason we chose to do this with a = loop (besides the obvious... fun, real fun) was to also confirm engine = operation through unusual attitudes. We did this with 2 onboard as I = really don't have the experience to attempt these maneuvers on my own = and wanted my buddy to guide me through them. I could have let him go = off on his own, but still have a few reservations about his familiarity = with the engine, besides where's the fun in that? For the next few weeks I'll be flying on my own so all my flights will = be much more conservative. S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RX-9endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -Albert Einstein ------_=_NextPart_001_01C462D2.5CE481B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Into the blue again :-)

    Cheers,
    Rusty = (building max G's .5 at a time, and inspecting the plane afterwards, = then aerobatics)


Hi = Rusty;
        = I appreciate your concern, however I = should have elaborated more in last nights post but I was just too = tired. These weren't just reckless aerobatics for fun (but they were fun = :-), but rather part of my flight test program. I've been using a flight = test program that I downloaded from the net and it calls for = "G" limit testing to ensure aircraft meets the "G" = limit capabilities. Granted the procedure didn't call for a loop but = rather a steep bank turn increasing up to 6 g's (for an RV6). My plan = was to test to 3g's with 2 on board and the max registered on the Dynon = was 2.9 g's (close enough). The reason we chose to do this with a loop = (besides the obvious... fun, real fun) was to also confirm engine = operation through unusual attitudes. We did this with 2 onboard as I = really don't have the experience to attempt these maneuvers on my own = and wanted my buddy to guide me through them. I could have let him go = off on his own, but still have a few reservations about his familiarity = with the engine, besides where's the fun in that?

        For the next few weeks I'll be flying on my own = so all my flights will be much more conservative.

S. Todd = Bartrim
Turbo = 13B
RX-9endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.= net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

        "Imagination is more important than = knowledge"
        =         =         =         =         -Albert Einstein


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