Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:20:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b3) with ESMTP id 2123273 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:42:16 -0400 Received: from mail4.carolina.rr.com (fe4 [24.93.67.51]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h3FAeIgs008039 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:40:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from o7y6b5 ([24.93.78.62]) by mail4.carolina.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75); Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:44:07 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001201c3033c$b7a0ddc0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ed/go around X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:49:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C3031B.30660AE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C3031B.30660AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Barry, Yes, a stalled prop is not something I have had any experience = with in the GA aircraft I flew, but I am rapidly gaining experience with = it with my Rotary engine. While the engine appears to be making gobs of = power (and apparently is), only a portion of it is producing any useful = thrust. You can fly with it stalled, but acceleration is down = considerable - right when you most need it - like take off or in your = case a go-around. And you are right, it certainly does add to the = pucker factor {:>) Ed =20 Ed, Had to do a go around this weekend when an ultra lite cut me off. Once = I had it going again the first thing that came to mind was you. A = stalled prop in the situation I was in would of been very puckery.=20 Barny MGDQ 20bt ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C3031B.30660AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Barry,
 
    Yes, a stalled prop = is not=20 something I have had any experience with in the GA aircraft I flew, = but I am=20 rapidly gaining experience with it with my Rotary engine.  While = the=20 engine appears to be making gobs of power (and apparently is), only a = portion=20 of it is producing any useful thrust.  You can fly with it = stalled, but=20 acceleration is down considerable - right when you most need it - like = take=20 off or in your case a go-around.  And you are right, it certainly = does=20 add to the pucker factor {:>)
 
Ed
 
   
Ed,
 
Had to do a go around this = weekend when an=20 ultra lite cut me off. Once I had it going again the first thing that = came to=20 mind was you.  A stalled prop in the situation I was in would of = been=20 very puckery.
 
Barny MGDQ=20 20bt
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