X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3899218 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:47:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20091026024626814.UQQI12118@cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com> for ; Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:46:26 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Ken Powell: [FlyRotary] Re: Sunbeam Alpine with rotary (airplane) engine Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:46:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01CA55C5.00E84220" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Thread-Index: AcpVtDl2JBFsmfLlQ1aJsD7+76ibvAAMirbg Message-Id: <20091026024626814.UQQI12118@cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01CA55C5.00E84220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Ken, Welcome back, long time no see (or hear). How are things going? Finish that MiniMax?? Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of kenpowell@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 4:46 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Sunbeam Alpine with rotary (airplane) engine Bob, Absolutely terrific! Please report on the drivability and if you can tune the EC2 for sudden throttle application. I wonder how that will work since there is no accelerator pump function??? I would love to put a rotary in a Miata. Ken Powell Bryant, Arkansas 501-847-4721 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob White" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:30:15 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [FlyRotary] Sunbeam Alpine with rotary (airplane) engine I finally got my Alpine running with the rotary engine that was in the BD-4 before I wrecked it. Movie produced and distributed via Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwceNc2ydN8 Once I got all the electrical connections correct, it fired right up. I am using Tracy's EC2 and EM2. I had the large display on the EM2, an it wouldn't fit but the smaller display was a direct replacement. I just had to move the wires from one to the other. I'm really interested in finding out how well the EC2 will work in the auto application. My speedometer is GPS based for now. The exhaust is a header with 2 to 1 collector that ends just under the passenger seat. Next stop is the muffler shop! I was expecting more smoke on first start since I had pickled the engine with oil a year and a half ago. I used the two stroke oil, so that may have reduced smoke output some. Bob W. -- N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 - http://www.bob-white.com 3.8 Hours Total Time and holding Cables for your rotary installation - http://roblinstores.com/ -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01CA55C5.00E84220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi = Ken,

 

Welcome back, long time no see (or = hear). How are things going?  Finish that = MiniMax??

 

Ed

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of kenpowell@comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, October 25, = 2009 4:46 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Sunbeam Alpine with rotary (airplane) engine

 

Bob,

Absolutely terrific!  Please report = on the drivability and if you can tune the EC2 for sudden throttle = application.  I wonder how that will work since there is no accelerator pump function???  I would love to put a rotary in a Miata.

Ken Powell 

Bryant,  Arkansas

501-847-4721

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob White" <bob@bob-white.com>
To: "Rotary motors in = aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:30:15 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada = Central
Subject: [FlyRotary] Sunbeam Alpine with rotary (airplane) engine

I finally got my Alpine running with the rotary engine that was in = the
BD-4 before I wrecked it.  Movie produced and distributed via = Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DFwceNc2ydN8

Once I got all the electrical connections correct, it fired right = up.
I am using Tracy's EC2 and EM2.  I had the large display on the = EM2, an
it wouldn't fit but the smaller display was a direct replacement. =  I
just had to move the wires from one to the other.  I'm really
interested in finding out how well the EC2 will work in the auto
application.  My speedometer is GPS based for now.

The exhaust is a header with 2 to 1 collector that ends just under = the
passenger seat.  Next stop is the muffler shop!

I was expecting more smoke on first start since I had pickled the
engine with oil a year and a half ago.  I used the two stroke oil, = so
that may have reduced smoke output some.

Bob W.

--
N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 - http://www.bob-white.com
3.8 Hours Total Time and holding
Cables for your rotary installation - http://roblinstores.com/

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