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From: "rijakits" <rijakits@cwpanama.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: More flying
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:28:36 -0500
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Time to start to think about a big, bad speed brake? :))

Thomas J.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul" <sqpilot@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 8:53 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: More flying


> Hi, Tom....Unfortunately, I am still in flight testing phase, and I am
> slowly expanding the speed envelope 5 knots at a time to make sure there
is
> no flutter, so this time I throttled back when the indicated airspeed hit
> 145 knots.  Next flight, I will let it accelerate to 150 knots before
> throttling back, then the next aim is for 155 knots, etc until there just
> ain't no more.  Then, I will push the nose over to gain more airspeed (5
> knots at a time) until I reach at least 25% above normal cruise speed
> (whatever that may be).  I need to know that the airframe/control surfaces
> are flutter-free. Part of the 40 hour test flight requirements.
> Unfortunately, I will probably get all that done, and by then I will
> probably have my super-duper street ported 4-port with NA rotors and
> housings assembled/installed, and will have to start testing at higher
> airspeeds than the stock turbo engine I now have (which does not have a
> turbo on it).  My guestimate is that it would probably do around 160 knots
> in it's present configuration, but I don't know for sure.  I DO know that
it
> is difficult to slow down in the pattern. I try to maintain 120 knots
> downwind, 110 on base, 100 on short final and then 85 knots over the
> numbers, and if you are just 10 knots fast, you might as well just go
> around, because you will float most of the way down the runway trying to
> bleed off airspeed. I could probably trim a few knots off those speeds if
> there was no crosswind, but the airport I fly out of almost always has a
> crosswind. I have to throttle to just above an idle on entering downwind
to
> try to slow her to 120 knots. I will be adding the low-drag wheelpants
> sometime in the future....that should yield an additional increase in
> airspeed.  Take care.  Paul Conner
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom" <tomtugan@yahoo.com>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:13 AM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: More flying
>
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> > Pardon me Paul for being so shallow, but how fast did you get it going?
> >
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