X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp122.sbc.mail.re3.yahoo.com ([66.196.96.95] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with SMTP id 3643694 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 May 2009 20:15:14 -0400 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.196.96.95; envelope-from=bryanwinberry@bellsouth.net Received: (qmail 79078 invoked from network); 16 May 2009 00:14:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO acer7fbfa7e2f7) (bryanwinberry@98.88.51.161 with login) by smtp122.sbc.mail.re3.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 May 2009 00:14:38 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Bryan Winberry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] First Flight Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 20:14:35 -0400 Message-ID: <2009C2D86DF644328C56071F56BBCCB3@acer7fbfa7e2f7> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C0_01C9D599.C5667AB0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcnVs1Kx8PQ2itfMRq+ucsYHTqh3agAB9dTg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C0_01C9D599.C5667AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh wow!! Congrats on the first flight! Bryan raft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. Hughes Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 8:18 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] First Flight It's done but not finished. First flight today for about 20 minutes around the airport. I still have a few odd tuning issues but Tracy believes it due to my MT electric prop and provided a different approach to try. My supercharger was mostly bypassed for this flight so MP pressure never got above 28". Take off rpm was at 6500 with the prop set for 2250. It flew like a 190 hp RV-10. About 800 fpm climb. I didn't push it and limited speed to about 110 mph. Fuel MAP needs to be much better before using the supercharger or increasing the prop \ engine rpm. I can run 34" MP at 7200 rpm and 36" at lower rpms. Still HP to be tapped. A few data points. Engine was warm before takeoff because of a few high power run. Takeoff roll Oil and Water both at 191 F. 800 agl Oil 207 Water 196 Pattern Oil 205 Water 189. OAT 80. Gearbox oil exit 235 at the warmest. Looks like I need to seal my air ducts. They are a slip fit now and most likely not holding pressure. Thanks to everyone on this list. No way this could have happened with out this community for support. Special gratitude to the Austin Rotary Bunch. Mark S., Dennis H. and Bob D. Bobby J Hughes N416AS RV-!0 Renesis, Eaton M62 Supercharger MT electric prop ------=_NextPart_000_00C0_01C9D599.C5667AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Oh = wow!!

Congrats on the first flight!

Bryan

raft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. Hughes
Sent: Friday, May 15, = 2009 8:18 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = First Flight

It's done but not finished. First flight today = for about 20 minutes around the airport. I still have a few odd tuning = issues but Tracy believes = it due to my MT electric prop and provided a different approach to try. My = supercharger was mostly bypassed for this flight so MP pressure never got above = 28". Take off rpm was at 6500 with the prop set for 2250. It flew = like a 190 hp RV-10. About 800 fpm climb. I didn't push it and limited = speed to about 110 mph. Fuel MAP needs to be much better before using the = supercharger or increasing the prop \ engine rpm. I can run 34" MP at 7200 = rpm and 36" at lower rpms. Still HP to be tapped. =

A few data points. Engine was warm before takeoff = because of a few high power run.

Takeoff roll Oil and Water both at 191 = F.

800 agl Oil 207 Water = 196

Pattern Oil 205 Water = 189.

OAT 80.

Gearbox oil exit 235 at the = warmest.

Looks like I need to seal my air ducts. They are a = slip fit now and most likely not holding pressure.

Thanks to everyone on this list. No way this could = have happened with out this community for support. Special gratitude to = the Austin Rotary Bunch. Mark S., Dennis H. and Bob = D.

Bobby J = Hughes

N416AS RV-!0 Renesis, Eaton M62 = Supercharger

MT electric = prop

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