X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1136120 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:08:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.102; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-111-186.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.111.186]) by ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k51C7ZoI009907 for ; Thu, 1 Jun 2006 08:07:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000901c68574$03408b60$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] N821GL First Flight!!! Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 08:07:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C68552.7BCF8D50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C68552.7BCF8D50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jason, Great to hear first flight was all you could want - well, maybe with the = exception of the temps. Not unusually for a first flight (especially in = Texas Summer {:>)). I fly with a 24-27 psi radiator cap and seldom have = ever had water push pass the cap. Also, make certain your coolant = system is full of coolant. As has been reported even with the Rx-7, its = not unusually to find air entrapped after changing coolant. I normally = run my engine up to 5000 rpm about 3 times after a coolant change before = most of the entrapped air is removed. Most of us have found that having the muffler under the cowl simply = radiates too much heat and contributes significant to under cowl temps. = I believe that Tracy's experience with the Flow Master muffler makes it = a leading contender. Effective, light weight and aerodynamic. Keep us posted on progress and again, Congratulations Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Hutchison, Jason=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:50 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] N821GL First Flight!!! Well I can breathe again!=20 On Memorial Day, N821GL took to the sky. What an incredible = experience! Water temp got up to 220 and oil peaked at 208 so there is room for = improvement. I was throttled back most of the flight so a little more = speed might help. I did push it up to 6200 and 140 MPH for a short bit. = Water pressure peaked at 23 psi, so I cut the flight short.=20 =20 On post flight I found that water was being pushed past the cap on the = radiator. And the can muffler radiates WAY to much heat. So it's on to = rev B. Closing the radiator cap up and constructing a new exhaust = system. =20 I will post some pictures soon. Thanks to all that have paved the way! =20 =20 Thanks, Jason Hutchison ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C68552.7BCF8D50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Jason,

Great to hear first flight was all you could = want - well,=20 maybe with the exception of the temps. Not unusually for a first = flight=20 (especially in Texas Summer {:>)). I fly with a 24-27 psi = radiator cap=20 and seldom have ever had water push pass the cap. Also, make = certain=20 your coolant system is full of coolant. As has been reported even = with the=20 Rx-7, its not unusually to find air entrapped after changing = coolant. I=20 normally run my engine up to 5000 rpm about 3 times after a coolant = change=20 before most of the entrapped air is removed.

Most of us have found that having the muffler = under the=20 cowl simply radiates too much heat and contributes significant to under = cowl=20 temps. I believe that Tracy's experience with the Flow Master = muffler=20 makes it a leading contender. Effective, light weight and=20 aerodynamic.

Keep us posted on progress and again,=20 Congratulations

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Hutchison, = Jason=20
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 = 9:50=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] N821GL = First=20 Flight!!!

Well I can breathe = again!=20

On Memorial Day, N821GL = took to=20 the sky. What an incredible experience!

Water temp got up to 220 = and oil=20 peaked at 208 so there is room for improvement. I was throttled back = most of=20 the flight so a little more speed might help. I did push it up to 6200 = and 140=20 MPH for a short bit. Water pressure peaked at 23 psi, so I cut the = flight=20 short.

On post flight I found = that water=20 was being pushed past the cap on the radiator. And the can muffler = radiates=20 WAY to much heat. So it's on to rev B. Closing the radiator cap up and = constructing a new exhaust system.

I will post some = pictures soon.=20 Thanks to all that have paved the way!

Thanks,

Jason=20 = Hutchison

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