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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Testing has started
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 14:34:24 -0500
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Have a safe trip, Buly.  I plan on heading out in the morning myself, 
weather permitting.

Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buly" <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:41 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Testing has started


> 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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