Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #2088
From: Finn Lassen <finnlassen@netzero.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: First run approaches
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 10:21:55 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Oh, that was without tail surfaces, BTW!

Finn

Finn Lassen wrote:
All I can say is that I ran my engine many times with prop on fuselage and no wings. No turbo though!
Make sure you tie down the tail!

Finn

Russell Duffy wrote:

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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