Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 566581 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 22:17:28 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041214031712.JPIY2443.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 22:17:12 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: today's RV-3 news Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:17:13 -0600 Message-ID: <006b01c4e18b$6827d080$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006C_01C4E159.1D8D6080" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006C_01C4E159.1D8D6080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 Well, there isn't as much news as any of us would like. Overnight, I decided to check the oil level as the first thing I did when I got to = the plane this morning. If there was oil on the stick, I was planning to = take off the lower cowl to see what actually failed. If it was the cooler, I would disassemble and go home, but if it was something else, I'd fix it = and fly out. =20 =20 Unfortunately, there's no sign of oil on the stick. This isn't real surprising when you look at the plane though, because there was oil EVERYWHERE. Primarily, it came out the bottom of the cowl. The = exhaust, belly, tail, and about the inboard foot or so of the wings was covered. Airflow in the cowl caused the oil to also blow out around the spinner, = so the top of the cowl was also covered, as was the canopy. It was = primarily the front of the canopy, so I could still see out the sides. The front = view wasn't totally blocked either, which may be a vote for thin, clean oil = in case it ever covers your canopy :-) =20 The decision was made to take the plane apart, so that's what we did. = With another knowledgeable RV builder as an assistant, it went pretty well, = and we had the wings off by about 1:30 this afternoon. Those were hauled to = the hanger in the back of my truck, but unfortunately, we couldn't get the = flat bed wrecker company to come out today to take the fuselage. It's still sitting in the (very active) helicopter field tonight, and I should be = able to get it hauled to the hanger in the morning. Shortly after that, I'll know a lot more. =20 One interesting thing to note- I bent the flap handle :-) The = mechanism sucks, and I rarely use the flaps because of that. My eventual plan was = to change them to electric flaps. Yesterday, I pulled up on the handle, = but it wouldn't stay up, I pulled a couple more times, and finally it stayed. Today, I noticed that I managed to pull the handle about 1.5 inches = above the top notch, to the point where the handle was above the piece of = aluminum that has the notches in it. This was probably somewhere between 40 and = 45 degrees of flaps :-) =20 =20 Haven't eaten all day, so I need to take care of that now. More = tomorrow. =20 Rusty (tired, hungry, and don't know what I'll do with the RV-3 yet) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_006C_01C4E159.1D8D6080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
Well, there = isn't as much=20 news as any of us would like.  Overnight, I decided to check the = oil level=20 as the first thing I did when I got to the plane this morning.  If = there=20 was oil on the stick,  I was planning to take off the lower cowl to = see=20 what actually failed.  If it was the cooler, I would disassemble = and go=20 home, but if it was something else, I'd fix it and fly out. =20
 
Unfortunately, = there's no=20 sign of oil on the stick.  This isn't real surprising when you look = at the=20 plane though, because there was oil EVERYWHERE.  Primarily, it came = out the=20 bottom of the cowl.  The exhaust, belly, tail, and about the = inboard foot=20 or so of the wings was covered.  Airflow in the cowl caused = the oil to=20 also blow out around the spinner, so the top of the cowl was also = covered, as=20 was the canopy.  It was primarily the front of the canopy, so I = could still=20 see out the sides.  The front view wasn't totally blocked either, = which may=20 be a vote for thin, clean oil in case it ever covers your canopy=20 :-)
 
The decision = was made to=20 take the plane apart, so that's what we did.   With another=20 knowledgeable RV builder as an assistant, it went pretty well, and we = had the=20 wings off by about 1:30 this afternoon.  Those were hauled to the = hanger in=20 the back of my truck, but unfortunately, we couldn't get the flat bed = wrecker=20 company to come out today to take the fuselage.  It's still sitting = in the=20 (very active) helicopter field tonight, and I should be able to get it = hauled to=20 the hanger in the morning.  Shortly after that, I'll know a = lot=20 more.
 
One interesting = thing to=20 note- I bent the flap handle :-)   The mechanism sucks, = and I=20 rarely use the flaps because of that.  My eventual plan was to = change them=20 to electric flaps.  Yesterday, I pulled up on the handle, but it = wouldn't=20 stay up, I pulled a couple more times, and finally it stayed.  = Today, I=20 noticed that I managed to pull the handle about 1.5 inches above the top = notch,=20 to the point where the handle was above the piece of aluminum that has = the=20 notches in it.  This was probably somewhere between 40 and 45 = degrees of=20 flaps :-)  
 
Haven't eaten = all day,=20 so I need to take care of that now.  More = tomorrow.
 
Rusty (tired, = hungry, and=20 don't know what I'll do with the RV-3 yet) =20
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