Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 492582 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:48:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-069-132-109-019.carolina.rr.com [69.132.109.19]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i9V2ldKk007259 for ; Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:47:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002401c4bef4$028d7860$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] 3000 fpm :-) (unofficially) Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:47:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C4BED2.7B2F8D20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C4BED2.7B2F8D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageGreat to hear about the performance! Wow! 3000 fpm and UP at = that{:>). Sounds like you are getting the little bird debugged just = great. Ed Anderson ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 7:15 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] 3000 fpm :-) (unofficially) Greetings, Below is my log entry for today. Not a bad day after all, bought two = new Glocks, and saw 3000 fpm climb :-) Cheers, Rusty 10-30-04 1.0 hours / 38.1 total =20 Just went out joyriding, when I should have been testing climb and = glide rates. I'll do that tomorrow. I had quite an audience, so I had = to show off the climb rate a bit. This is the first time I've done a = "best climb rate" attempt for any significant time since I've had the C = drive, and new intake inlet. I took off and climbed at 90 mph for the = first 1500 feet or so, then leveled, looked for traffic, turned on = course from the airport, and started climbing again. At that point, I = was keeping the speed between 90 and 100 mph. When I looked down at the = VSI, it said 3000 fpm! About 1500 feet later, it still said 3000 fpm. = This was with full tanks, and still a reasonably warm day (80 degrees). = I now have absolutely no doubt that I can "officially" record 3000+ fpm = when I do the measured climbs. I've still got a lot of tweaking to do = with the plane, and some real improvement will certainly come from that, = but I'm already satisfied with the performance I'm seeing. Still = running great too. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C4BED2.7B2F8D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Great to hear about the = performance!  Wow!=20 3000 fpm and UP at that{:>).  Sounds like you are getting = the=20 little bird debugged just great.
 
Ed Anderson
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Saturday, October 30, = 2004 7:15=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] 3000 fpm = :-)=20 (unofficially)

Greetings,
 
Below is my = log entry for=20 today.  Not a bad day after all, bought two new Glocks, and saw = 3000 fpm=20 climb :-)
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 

10-30-04  1.0 hours  /  38.1 total

 

Just = went out=20 joyriding, when I should have been testing climb and glide rates.  I=92ll do that = tomorrow.  I had quite an audience, so = I had to=20 show off the climb rate a bit.  = This is the first time I=92ve done a =93best climb rate=94 = attempt for any=20 significant time since I=92ve had the C drive, and new intake = inlet.  I took off and climbed at 90 = mph for=20 the first 1500 feet or so, then leveled, looked for traffic, turned on = course=20 from the airport, and started climbing again.  At that point, I was keeping = the speed=20 between 90 and 100 mph.  = When I=20 looked down at the VSI, it said 3000 fpm!  About 1500 feet later, it = still said=20 3000 fpm.  This was with = full=20 tanks, and still a reasonably warm day (80 degrees).  I now have absolutely no = doubt that I=20 can =93officially=94 record 3000+ fpm when I do the measured = climbs.  I=92ve still got a lot of = tweaking to do=20 with the plane, and some real improvement will certainly come from = that, but=20 I=92m already satisfied with the performance I=92m seeing.   Still running great = too.  

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