X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 975972 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:31:06 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.131.115; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from mwebmail24.att.net ([204.127.135.63]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc11) with SMTP id <20060209163015111004aof8e>; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 16:30:20 +0000 Received: from [64.136.27.229] by mwebmail24.att.net; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:30:13 +0000 From: keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Testing has started Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:30:13 +0000 Message-Id: <020920061630.12333.43EB6E14000A0A2E0000302D2160376223019D9B040A05@att.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Nov 10 2005) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VsdHJvQGF0dC5uZXQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12333_1139502613_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12333_1139502613_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Buly, Yahooo!! Will not be long now !! -- Kelly Troyer Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 -------------- Original message from Buly : -------------- > Yesterday I loaded the front seat of my CZ with 500 pounds of lard > (me and Richard Richmond) and did 3 not too high speed runs on runway > 31. > We had cross wind for the long runway so they put us on 31 which is > the shorter of the two > Plane tracked nicely and accelerated well. The Matco brakes did their > job nicely with the high load. First run was only at 40-45 Knots. > Second and third were 55-60K. Richard is a long time glider pilot and > LEZ driver. I asked him to do the driving since he has something to > compare to. The Turbo 13B rotary is impressive. Last week I installed > on my stock turbo a second 1.5" exhaust tube parallel to the main to > bypass the turbine and reduce the turbo's RPM / high boost. (One day > I will install a bigger turbo) > Had to pull the throttle back on Richard the first time and make him > keep the MP below 32". He said "This thing is ready to fly". > I will have to adjust some small "things" yet on the engine and than > let him lift the canard on the long 6000 ft runway. > Thanks to John Slade for landing me his newly refinished Performance > prop. He has flown with it and I know it will fly with my plane. For > the taxi tests I taped the back side of the prop blades with one > layer of clear packing tape to reduce dings, and it is holding very > well. Nobody can tell there is tape on the prop unless looks from 3". > That's all for now Folks. Heading for TX in the morning and hope to > see you there. > > Buly > http://tinyurl.com/dcy36 --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12333_1139502613_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Buly,
Yahooo!! Will not be long now !!
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2
-------------- Original message from Buly <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>: --------------


> Yesterday I loaded the front seat of my CZ with 500 pounds of lard
> (me and Richard Richmond) and did 3 not too high speed runs on runway
> 31.
> We had cross wind for the long runway so they put us on 31 which is
> the shorter of the two
> Plane tracked nicely and accelerated well. The Matco brakes did their
> job nicely with the high load. First run was only at 40-45 Knots.
> Second and third were 55-60K. Richard is a long time glider pilot and
> LEZ driver. I asked him to do the driving since he has something to
> compare to. The Turbo 13B rotary is impressive. Last week I installed
> on my stock turbo a second 1.5" exhaust tube parallel to the main to
> bypass the turbine and reduce the turbo's RPM / high boost. (One day
> I will install a bigger turbo)
> Had to pull the throttle back on Richard the first time and make him
> keep the MP below 32". He said "This thing is ready to fly".
> I will have to adjust some small "things" yet on the engine and than
> let him lift the canard on the long 6000 ft runway.
> Thanks to John Slade for landing me his newly refinished Performance
> prop. He has flown with it and I know it will fly with my plane. For
> the taxi tests I taped the back side of the prop blades with one
> layer of clear packing tape to reduce dings, and it is holding very
> well. Nobody can tell there is tape on the prop unless looks from 3".
> That's all for now Folks. Heading for TX in the morning and hope to
> see you there.
>
> Buly
> http://tinyurl.com/dcy36
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