Return-Path: Received: from mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b8) with ESMTP id 2455791 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Jul 2003 17:30:42 -0400 Received: from user-2injqgd.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.234.13] helo=Carol) by mallard.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19YBet-0005fI-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Jul 2003 14:30:28 -0700 Message-ID: <00b501c341aa$442691d0$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First run approaches Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 16:30:02 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C34180.5A6E1910" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C34180.5A6E1910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Rusty.....recently, someone else just started their rotary also. = However, they did it without the prop on the aircraft. I imagine the = only thing you have to be concerned with is watching your RPM's.(?)=20 Any other comments regarding the use or non-use of a prop on = initial startup would be much appreciated, as I am hoping to start mine = soon, also. Thanks in advance for your replies and suggestions, and good = luck, Rusty !!! Paul Conner, Mobile, AL ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael D. Callahan=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:13 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First run approaches Maybe you should make up a kickstand for the left side, just to be = safe;-) lol Mike C. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 3:51 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] First run approaches Greetings, I'm hoping for a first engine run this weekend, and had a question = for all of you that ran before assembling your planes. Van does not = recommend running Lycoming engines with the wings of the plane removed, = because the power pulses will damage the tail. That shouldn't be a = problem for me, but how about torque? Do I need to be worried at all = about the plane torquing to one side? It doesn't seem likely, but I = thought I'd ask if anyone saw much of a torque effect. This is with the = prop, btw. Thanks,=20 Rusty Turbo 13B powered RV-3 (experimental aircraft)...Be Afraid :-) 1993 RX-7 R1... Not stock, carry bail money :-) ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01C34180.5A6E1910 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, Rusty.....recently, someone else = just started=20 their rotary also. However, they did it without the prop on the = aircraft. I=20 imagine the only thing you have to be concerned with is watching your=20 RPM's.(?) 
      Any = other comments=20 regarding the use or non-use of a prop on initial startup would be much=20 appreciated, as I am hoping to start mine soon, also. Thanks in advance = for your=20 replies and suggestions, and good luck, Rusty !!!   Paul = Conner,=20 Mobile, AL
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Michael D. Callahan =
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 = 4:13=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: First = run=20 approaches

Maybe you should make up a kickstand for the left = side, just=20 to be safe;-) lol  Mike C.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 = 3:51=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] First = run=20 approaches

Greetings,

 

I=92m hoping for a = first engine=20 run this weekend, and had a question for all of you that ran before=20 assembling your planes.  Van does not recommend running = Lycoming=20 engines with the wings of the plane removed, because the power = pulses will=20 damage the tail.  That shouldn=92t be a problem for me, but how = about=20 torque?   Do I need to be worried at all about the plane = torquing=20 to one side?  It doesn=92t seem likely, but I thought I=92d ask = if anyone=20 saw much of a torque effect.  This is with the prop,=20 btw.

 

Thanks, =

 

Rusty

Turbo 13B powered RV-3 = (experimental aircraft)...Be Afraid :-)

1993 RX-7 R1... Not = stock, carry=20 bail money :-)

 

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