X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [199.185.220.220] (HELO priv-edtnes57.telusplanet.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1003725 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:00:48 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=199.185.220.220; envelope-from=echolakeresort@telus.net Received: from boucher-oddle24 ([207.194.26.171]) by priv-edtnes57.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with SMTP id <20050616015946.RKEB14453.priv-edtnes57.telusplanet.net@boucher-oddle24> for ; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:59:46 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <42B0DCAD.00000C.03880@BOUCHER-ODDLE24> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:58:05 -0700 (Pacific Standard Time) Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_TSM57TH0000000000000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (3001609) From: "Echo Lake Fishing Resort (Georges Boucher)" References: To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ed's Status X-FID: FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 --------------Boundary-00=_TSM57TH0000000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed=0D Nice to hear you are still in good spirits (I don't mean the one in the bottle). Could it be that your missing seal corner had fliped out on assembly stuck flat on that corner, causing the the stifness & finaly exiting through the exhaust. (Just me thinking aloud again.)=0D Georges B.=0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Rotary motors in aircraft=0D Date: 06/15/05 17:35:27=0D To: Rotary motors in aircraft=0D Subject: [FlyRotary] Ed's Status=0D =0D =0D Hi Bob,=0D =0D Tried posting to the list but Marv's gate keeper bounced the message, so=0D hope you don't mind being imposed upon, I would appreciate it if you post= =0D this message.=0D =0D Several folks have wonder where I am in Louisiana (NOT Los Angelos). I a= m=0D staying with my sister in Kinder, Louisiana about 75 miles east of the=0D Lousisana-Texas border at the cross roads of US HWY 190 and 165.=0D =0D Received the apex part (lost one of those triangler pieces of the apex se= al=0D in the dusty, junk ..er treasure filled garage - currently my white room = for=0D engine repair) from Laura and Tracy today. So should be able to put the=0D engine back together tomorrow. Plans are to install it in the aircraft o= n=0D Friday and do test runs on Saturday and hopefully head for home on Sunday= =2E=0D =0D =0D Nothing new on the possible cause of the localized heating due to frictio= n=0D which caused the "O" rings on both side of the rotor to fail. Clearly th= e=0D chamber must have been narrower there for some reason. Perhaps almost as = big=0D a puzzle is why it now rotates freely without any friction. The only th= ing=0D I can presume is that whatever was rubbing has now been worn down.=0D =0D Have not been able to find a caliper to measure the rotor housing as of y= et.=0D Kinder's moto is the "Cross roads to everywhere" - but, I don't think muc= h=0D stops here. No Wal-Mart, no Home Depot, etc, the closest of those are a = 30=0D mile one way trip along two lane roads. Gotten spoiled traveling in my=0D airplane and being close to a large city.=0D =0D Am able to monitor the Fly Rotary list, just can't reply directly.=0D =0D Thanks=0D =0D Best Regards=0D =0D Ed A=0D =0D =0D =0D =0D Bob, not certain any of these photos got posted to the list of my brake f= ire=0D incident. My brake line was alumimum tube which as can be seen in the on= e=0D photo failed with an approx 3/4" chunk blow out the side of the tube -=0D clearly a fatique failure. Other photo shows toasted wheel pant and othe= r=0D photo show aircraft in shalow ditch with the wheel pant still smoldering.= =0D You can see the very bright green antifreeze which my nephew threw on the= =0D blaze buying us some time to go get a fire extinguisher.=0D =0D All repaired - well, other than the toasted wheel pant which will remain=0D with my nephew as a reminder of this "occassion" with his Uncle Ed {:>). = I=0D have a capture video frame of the fireball when the hydraulic fluid=0D ignited - but will have to wait until I get home to post it.=0D =0D Thanks=0D =0D Ed=0D =0D =0D Bob Perkinson=0D Hendersonville, TN.=0D RV9A N658RP Reserved=0D If nothing changes=0D Nothing changes=0D =0D =0D =0D =20 --------------Boundary-00=_TSM57TH0000000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 Ed
Nice to hear you are still in good spirits (I don't mean the one in = the bottle). Could it be that your missing seal corner had fliped out on = assembly stuck flat on that corner, causing the the stifness & finaly= exiting through the exhaust. (Just me thinking aloud again.)
Georges B.
 
-------Original Message-------
 
Date: 06/15/05 17:= 35:27
Subject: [FlyRotar= y] Ed's Status
 
 
Hi Bob,
 
Tried posting to the list but Marv's gate keeper bounced the message= , so
hope you don't mind being imposed upon, I would appreciate it if you= post
this message.
 
Several folks have wonder where I am in Louisiana (NOT Los Angelos).=   I am
staying with my sister in Kinder, Louisiana about 75 miles east of t= he
Lousisana-Texas border at the cross roads of US HWY 190 and 165.
 
Received the apex part (lost one of those triangler pieces of the ap= ex seal
in the dusty, junk ..er treasure filled garage - currently my white = room for
engine repair) from Laura and Tracy today.  So should be a= ble to put the
engine back together tomorrow.  Plans are to install it in= the aircraft on
Friday and do test runs on Saturday and hopefully head for home on S= unday.
 
 
Nothing new on the possible cause of the localized heating due to fr= iction
which caused the "O" rings on both side of the rotor to fail. &= nbsp;Clearly the
chamber must have been narrower there for some reason. Perhaps almos= t as big
a puzzle is why it now rotates freely without any friction. &nb= sp; The only thing
I can presume is that whatever was rubbing has now been worn down.
 
Have not been able to find a caliper to measure the rotor housing as= of yet.
Kinder's moto is the "Cross roads to everywhere" - but, I don't thin= k much
stops here.  No Wal-Mart, no Home Depot, etc, the closest = of those are a 30
mile one way trip along two lane roads.   Gotten spoiled t= raveling in my
airplane and being close to a large city.
 
Am able to monitor the Fly Rotary list, just can't reply directly.
 
Thanks
 
Best Regards
 
Ed A
 
 
 
 
Bob, not certain any of these photos got posted to the list of my br= ake fire
incident.  My brake line was alumimum tube which as can be= seen in the one
photo failed with an approx 3/4" chunk blow out the side of the tube= -
clearly a fatique failure.  Other photo shows toasted whee= l pant and other
photo show aircraft in shalow ditch with the wheel pant still smolde= ring.
You can see the very bright green antifreeze which my nephew threw o= n the
blaze buying us some time to go get a fire extinguisher.
 
All repaired - well, other than the toasted wheel pant which will re= main
with my nephew as a reminder of this "occassion" with his Uncle Ed {= :>).  I
have a capture video frame of the fireball when the hydraulic fluid<= /DIV>
ignited - but will have to wait until I get home to post it.
 
Thanks
 
Ed
 
 
Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
RV9A N658RP Reserved
If nothing changes
Nothing changes
 
 
 
 
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