Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from [205.152.59.73] (HELO imf25aec.bellsouth.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b8) with ESMTP id 2455829 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Jul 2003 18:20:28 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.3.211]) by imf25aec.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030703222028.JDUS29449.imf25aec.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2003 18:20:28 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: First run approaches Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:20:29 -0500 Message-ID: <000201c341b1$4fe1a2b0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C34187.670B9AB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C34187.670B9AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable However, you will still have the prop turning in one direction and = fuselage trying to turn in the opposite direction. I would bolt a wooden "fake" = spar in main spar slot with at least a couple of bolts each side and I would anchor the left side (sitting in pilot's seat) to a ground tie down with = a rope. That would ensure that the CW turning prop (sitting in pilot's = seat) would not be able to turn the aircraft CCW. =20 That would probably be the safest thing to do, but I just can't imagine = that it's necessary. I'm hoping that we have a few people here that can say = they ran there's with no problems. Todd recently ran, and I assume it's = without the wings, but he's got that training wheel on the front, so it = might be different. I know Tracy said he ran his numerous times in his = neighborhood, before first taking it to the airport, but I didn't ask about the = details. =20 =20 I don't plan to do anything more than make sure everything is working = while running it at home, so I'm not going to be blasting full throttle or anything. =20 =20 Good Luck! Is this with turbo on or not? =20 Ha! It has been hard to keep up hasn't it :-) Roger, turbo- manual wastegate, relief valve currently set at 1.5 psi. =20 Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C34187.670B9AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

However, you will still have the prop turning in one direction and fuselage trying to turn in the opposite direction.  I = would bolt a wooden "fake" spar in main spar slot with at least a = couple of bolts each side and I would anchor the left side (sitting in pilot's = seat) to a ground tie down with a rope.  That would ensure that the CW turning = prop (sitting in pilot's seat) would not be able to turn the aircraft = CCW.

 

That would probably be the safest = thing to do, but I just can’t imagine that it’s necessary.  = I’m hoping that we have a few people here that can say they ran = there’s with no problems.  Todd recently ran, and I assume it’s without = the wings, but he’s got that training wheel <G> on the front, so it = might be different.  I know Tracy said he ran his numerous times in his neighborhood, before = first taking it to the airport, but I didn’t ask about the = details. 

 

I don’t plan to do anything = more than make sure everything is working while running it at home, so = I’m not going to be blasting full throttle or anything. 

 

Good Luck!  Is this with turbo on or = not?

 

Ha! It has been hard to keep up = hasn’t it :-)   Roger, turbo- manual wastegate, relief valve = currently set at 1.5 psi.

 

Rusty

 

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