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 980686 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:48:57 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.131.115; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from mwebmail20.att.net ([204.127.135.59]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc11) with SMTP id <20060210234822111004am2ae>; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:48:22 +0000 Received: from [64.136.27.229] by mwebmail20.att.net; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:48:20 +0000 From: keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer) To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Performance Increase Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:48:20 +0000 Message-Id: <021020062348.3621.43ED26440005C4F700000E252160280651019D9B040A05@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_3621_1139615300_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_3621_1139615300_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Post script, I think I missed something........Have you been flying without wheelpants since last summer?? I thought you had just switched from lamb tires and pants to the 5.00x5 tires and Vans pants........daaaa -- Kelly Troyer Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 -------------- Original message from keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer): -------------- Perry, To what do you credit the speed increase ?? Better aerodynamics of the RV wheelpants ?? Less drag at the wheelpant/gearleg junction perhaps or all the above ?? There must be a tremendous reduction of drag for this amount of speed increase after this one change !! -- Kelly Troyer Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 -------------- Original message from Perry Mick : -------------- > I had the little Lamb main tires on my plane until last summer. They > would only last about 100 hours. I put on 5.00X5 tires for better tire > life and thought they would give a better ride on rough runways. I sold > the little wheelpants to a VariEze guy. > > I just installed a set of Vans RV wheelpants on the Long-EZ, and flew > this morning. I gained at least 10 knots and maybe 12-15 knots. Engine > RPM WOT increased from 6300 RPM to 6400 RPM, which is 2950 prop rpm. 68" > pitch prop gives 278.5 fps. = 190 mph = 165 knots, which is also my > indicated airspeed now at low altitude. It was around 150-155 knots > before the wheelpants. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_3621_1139615300_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Post script,
   I think I missed something........Have you been flying without wheelpants
since last summer?? I thought you had just switched from lamb tires and
pants to the 5.00x5 tires and Vans pants........daaaa
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2




-------------- Original message from keltro@att.net (Kelly Troyer): --------------

Perry,
   To what do you credit the speed increase ?? Better aerodynamics
of the RV wheelpants ?? Less drag at the wheelpant/gearleg junction
perhaps or all the above ?? There must be a tremendous reduction
of drag for this amount of speed increase after this one change !!
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2




-------------- Original message from Perry Mick <pjmick@mail.viclink.com>: --------------


> I had the little Lamb main tires on my plane until last summer. They
> would only last about 100 hours. I put on 5.00X5 tires for better tire
> life and thought they would give a better ride on rough runways. I sold
> the little wheelpants to a VariEze guy.
>
> I just installed a set of Vans RV wheelpants on the Long-EZ, and flew
> this morning. I gained at least 10 knots and maybe 12-15 knots. Engine
> RPM WOT increased from 6300 RPM to 6400 RPM, which is 2950 prop rpm. 68"
> pitch prop gives 278.5 fps. = 190 mph = 165 knots, which is also my
> indicated airspeed now at low altitude. It was around 150-155 knots
> before the wheelpants.
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