Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 810880 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:47:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul52u7f5qyav ([209.214.44.95]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20050319004704.UXTQ12676.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul52u7f5qyav> for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:47:04 -0500 Message-ID: <002b01c52c1d$2009e400$5f2cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: SQ2000 back in the air Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:46:42 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0028_01C52BEA.D41A9260" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C52BEA.D41A9260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, the 13b powered SQ2000 canard took flight again today, after = somewhere around a month of modifications, ground running, aborted = takeoffs, etc. The engine ran fine at WOT. I have to do a little more = tuning around the 1/2 throttle setting, however. (a little rich). I only = took it around the pattern once and landed. Takeoff roll was normal, = and once I reached 500 feet of altitude, I no longer had to hold my = breath and cross my fingers. Once I had 500 feet, I knew I can return to = the runway (instead of the parking lot like last time). Took it up to = 1000 feet (traffic pattern altitude) and water temp was stabilized at = 195. It did, however climb to 200 during the climb. Not very happy with = that. It would appear that the new cowling ram air scoop is adding too = much pressure to the low pressure area of the cowling, and probably = inhibiting the air that normally comes in thru the NACA duct and thru = the radiator/oil cooler. I may have to seal that one up and make a new = scoop with a hose going to the plenum directly, and not bring in ram air = under pressure into the cowling. Oh, the trials and tribulations of = experimentals. Will report more later, have to go to Gulfport, = Mississippi to fix a truck. Paul Conner ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C52BEA.D41A9260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Well, the 13b powered SQ2000 canard = took flight=20 again today, after somewhere around a month of modifications, ground = running,=20 aborted takeoffs, etc. The engine ran fine at WOT. I have to = do a=20 little more tuning around the 1/2 throttle setting, however. (a little = rich). I=20 only took it around the pattern once and landed. Takeoff roll was = normal,=20 and once I reached 500 feet of altitude, I no longer had to hold my = breath and=20 cross my fingers. Once I had 500 feet, I knew I can return to = the=20 runway (instead of the parking lot like last time). Took it up to = 1000 feet=20 (traffic pattern altitude) and water temp was stabilized at 195. It = did,=20 however climb to 200 during the climb. Not very happy with that. It = would appear=20 that the new cowling ram air scoop is adding too much pressure to the = low=20 pressure area of the cowling, and probably inhibiting the air that = normally=20 comes in thru the NACA duct and thru the radiator/oil cooler. I = may have=20 to seal that one up and make a new scoop with a hose going to the plenum = directly, and not bring in ram air under pressure into the = cowling. Oh,=20 the trials and tribulations of experimentals. Will report more = later, have=20 to go to Gulfport, Mississippi to fix a truck. Paul=20 Conner

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