X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from exchange.carey.wa.edu.au ([58.6.19.155] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.4) with ESMTPS id 4181489 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:30:56 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=58.6.19.155; envelope-from=stevei@carey.asn.au Received: from exchange.carey.local ([10.10.0.5]) by exchange.carey.local ([10.10.0.5]) with mapi; Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:30:16 +0800 From: To: Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:30:14 +0800 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] More Renesis Flight Data Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] More Renesis Flight Data Thread-Index: AcrOD2YeqA3QpyNdQt28l8/oJ0PTjAAc8fNP Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C7D588F6894Fsteveicareyasnau_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C7D588F6894Fsteveicareyasnau_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Dennis Thanks for the details. I haven't seen others data. Can you guestimate your horsepower. I'm interested as I have a Renesis 4 port in a Glasair Super IIRG that I'm = building and hoping to finish in the next year. Steve Izett Perth Western Australia Glasair Super IIRG Renesis 4 Port RD1-C EC2 EM3 On 28/03/10 8:40 AM, "Dennis Haverlah" wrote: Friday I flew to Llano (70 miles) to pick up some barbecue for the wife and= myself. Take off was at 900' field elevation and I climbed at full thrott= le to 7,500'. I used 7500' as the test altitude because Bill Eslick's RV-6= flight test data sent to the list on 3/10/10 had graphs for 7500'. My aircraft is an RV-7A, Renesis 4 port, RD1-C redrive 2.85:1, Catto 76X88 = composit prop, EC-2, EM-2, very quiet exhaust, DEI intake designed for 6200= rpm, full 42 gal. auto fuel, 200 # payload (pilot with some A/C tools, hea= dsets etc). Field elevation 900' Climbed @ 110 kts. indicated air speed - Full throttle climb to 7500" OAT 70 deg. at takeoff Initial climb rate was 1800 - 1900 fpm ( I get ~ 2400 fpm with only 21 gallons in the tanks) @ 4500" the climb rate was ~ 1400 fpm Water 188 F, Oil 200 F @ 6000' the climb rate was ~ 1250 fpm Water 188 F, Oil 203 F , OAT 60 F @ 7500' climb rate was ~ 1000 fpm Water 189 F, Oil 204 F I leveled off for about 5 minutes than went to full throttle again. Full throttle for about 3 ot 4 minutes @ 7500' MP 23.3 in. Fuel flow - 12.1 gph TAS 193 mph - EM-2 data Engine: 6660 - 6680 rpm Water 184 F, Oil 205 F OAT 65 F When I fly at 7500' I normally use 8 to 8.3 gph TAS 157 mph Water 160 F, Oil 180 F The barbecue from Cooper's in Llano was great! Dennis Haverlah ________________________________ The contents of this email are confidential and intended only for the named= recipients of this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, you = are hereby notified that any use, reproduction, disclosure or distribution = or the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited. Please notify th= e sender immediately and then delete/destroy the e-mail and any printed cop= ies. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent of the law= . --_000_C7D588F6894Fsteveicareyasnau_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] More Renesis Flight Data Hi Dennis

Thanks for the details.
I haven’t seen others data.
Can you guestimate your horsepower.
I’m interested as I have a Renesis 4 port in a Glasair Super IIRG tha= t I’m building and hoping to finish in the next year.

Steve Izett
Perth Western Australia
Glasair Super IIRG Renesis 4 Port RD1-C EC2 EM3

On 28/03/10 8:40 AM, "Dennis Haverlah" <clouduster@austin.rr.com> wrote:
Friday I flew to Llano (70 miles) to pick up some barbe= cue for the wife and myself.  Take off was at 900' field elevation and= I climbed at full throttle to 7,500'.  I used 7500' as the test altitude because Bill Eslick's RV-6 flight test data sen= t to the list on 3/10/10 had graphs for 7500'.

My aircraft is an RV-7A, Renesis 4 port, RD1-C redrive 2.85:1, Catto 76X88 = composit prop, EC-2, EM-2, very quiet exhaust, DEI intake designed for 6200= rpm, full 42 gal. auto fuel, 200 # payload (pilot with some A/C tools, hea= dsets etc).

Field elevation  900'
Climbed @  110 kts. indicated air speed  - Full throttle climb to= 7500"
OAT 70 deg. at takeoff
Initial climb rate was 1800 - 1900 fpm
( I get ~ 2400 fpm with only 21 gallons in the tanks)

@ 4500" the climb rate was ~ 1400 fpm
Water 188 F, Oil 200 F

@ 6000' the climb rate was ~ 1250 fpm
Water 188 F, Oil 203 F , OAT 60 F

@ 7500' climb rate was ~ 1000 fpm
Water 189 F, Oil 204 F

I leveled off for about 5 minutes than went to full throttle again.

Full throttle for about 3 ot 4 minutes @ 7500'
MP 23.3 in.
Fuel flow - 12.1 gph
TAS 193 mph  - EM-2 data
Engine: 6660 - 6680 rpm
Water 184 F, Oil 205 F  OAT 65 F

When I fly at 7500' I normally use 8 to  8.3 gph
TAS 157 mph
Water 160 F, Oil 180 F

The barbecue from Cooper's in Llano was great!

Dennis Haverlah


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