X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:20:32 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from QMTA02.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.24] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c2) with ESMTP id 3987072 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:49:44 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.24; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from OMTA20.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.71]) by QMTA02.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 8c9z1d05Y1YDfWL52mpA4M; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:49:10 +0000 Received: from mjr ([66.30.31.94]) by OMTA20.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 8mvQ1d00321qeES3gmvT40; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:55:27 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <006001ca6c8f$355c8760$5e1f1e42@mjr> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] overspeed X-Original-Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:49:26 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1983 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1983 John, I suspect the engine speed was driven by a combination of aircraft airspeed and very low pitch of the prop. In other words, the prop was powering the engine instead of the other way around. Mark Ravinski ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Barrett" <2thman@cablespeed.com> To: Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:08 PM Subject: [LML] overspeed my question is how could the RPM remain at 3300 when the throttle is brought back to idle, if indeed the MAP dropped to an idle or near idle condition. Thanks for your opinions. Regards, John Barrett, CEO Leading Edge Composites PO Box 428 Port Hadlock, WA 98339 www.carbinge.com -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html