X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:51:07 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3308915 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:24:27 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=r.simon@ustek.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C94B13.CBB60D9C" Subject: RE: Counterweighted MT prop issues Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:27:54 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Counterweighted MT prop issues Thread-Index: AclLE8tU6s3sB+9qS0y707SGdxxDCg== From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Dan Ballin" , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C94B13.CBB60D9C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have the 4-blade counterweighted feathering MT prop ( MTV-14-D-C-F/CF195-30b ) and the MT governor and have not had any such problems. =20 Robert M. Simon ERS-P N301ES ________________________________ From: Dan Ballin [mailto:dballin@gmail.com]=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:51 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Counterweighted MT prop issues Anyone out there running into problems with governor being able to keep up RPM on a counterweighted MT prop using the MT governor? I have this setup on a Legacy with IO 550, and although not flying, I know of 2 other installations where the problem has surfaced. The issue seems to be when applying power as with a go around the RPM doesn't get to max only 2300-2500. Any solutions, thoughts - other than getting a Hartzell. Dan Ballin LEG2=20 N386DM (res) ------_=_NextPart_001_01C94B13.CBB60D9C Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have the 4-blade counterweighted feathering = MT prop=20 ( MTV-14-D-C-F/CF195-30b ) and the MT governor and have not had any = such=20 problems.
 
Robert M. Simon
ERS-P N301ES

From: Dan Ballin = [mailto:dballin@gmail.com]=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:51 PM
To:=20 lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Counterweighted MT prop=20 issues

Anyone out there running into problems with governor being = able to=20 keep up RPM on a counterweighted MT prop using the MT governor?  I = have=20 this setup on a Legacy with IO 550, and although not flying, I know of 2 = other=20 installations where the problem has surfaced.  The issue seems to = be when=20 applying power as with a go around the RPM doesn't get to max only = 2300-2500.=20   Any solutions, thoughts - other than getting a = Hartzell.

Dan=20 Ballin
LEG2
N386DM (res)
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