Rich,
I am flying the NA
Renesis with MT electric prop and wideband O2
sensor.
Take off and
initial climb is WOT with 7100 rpm, after about 500 ft AGL, I dial the prop
back to 6500 rpm, still WOT. Cruise climb is WOT and 6000-6200 rpm,
and cruise is WOT and 5200-5800 rpm. All climbs are at 12.0-12.5 F/A
mixture and cruise is 15.8-16.0 F/A mixture.
I never move the
throttle off of wide open until I am slowing to enter the pattern for
landing. Engine speed is controlled with the prop and power to some
extent with the mixture.
I have hopes that
after Bobby makes his decision as to whether to go with the turbo or the
20B, he will give me the other one!
:>)
Bill
From:
Rotary motors in aircraft
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Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2015 10:25
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: new operating
question
My normal, not in a hurry
settings.
38" MP / 7000 rpm for takeoff and initial climb with
F/A 12.5-12.0. Cruise climb 5800 rpm 30-32" MP F/A 13.5- 12.5. Preferred
cruise rpm 4800- 5200 At less than 30" MP and F/A 15.8-16.0. Full
throttle. Prop rpm controls engine rpm and super charger bypass
controls MP. A turbo charger and automotive waste gate would likely require
throttle management during high rpm
operations.
Super charged Renesis with electric MT
prop.
(New Turbo charger and a 20B on the bench- still
haven't made a decision about upgrading the RV10.
)
Greetings
genlepeople of the rotary pursuasion,
For those of you
using variable pitch (C/S) props, an operating question that has been
bugging me. Perhaps the collective wisdom of this group can set my mind at
rest.
In piston
aircraft engines, the concept of running over squared MP vs RPM
has been heavily questioned to the extent that some suggest running at
full throttle all the time and controlling the power output via RPM
(within reason). The thought is to, I believe, eliminate the induction
restriction of the butterfly valve increasing the
efficiency.
Now we have a
rotor spinning, a gear box gearing and a propeller propelling. Does this
concept hold true for the rotaries. What are people doing in terms of
setting power after take off (full throttle max
RPM).
My enquiring and
rotating mind wants to know.
(Unturbocharged
Renesis with RD1-c Box)