Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 851153 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:29:36 -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 <20050401042850.WNKP2051.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:28:50 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Davies-Craig EWP Test Results Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:29:08 -0600 Message-ID: <000201c53673$58f04f10$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C53641.0E55DF10" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C53641.0E55DF10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm thinking it may be great to have a Davies-Craig pump in series with = the EDWP. If the belt goes away you could turn on the EWP, and fly on to an airport - maybe at reduced power - but still fly safely to an airport. I'm not sure if you realize it, but that's exactly what I have on the = RV-3. I've run the DC EWP on the ground with the belt removed, and it did = fine, so I have no doubt that it would get me home. FWIW, I leave the EWP = running all the time, since it's easier than worrying about when to turn it on. = =20 Cheers, Rusty (agonizing over a new expansion tank design) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C53641.0E55DF10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I'm thinking it may be great to have a Davies-Craig pump in series = with the=20 EDWP.  If the belt goes away you could turn on the EWP, and fly on = to an=20 airport - maybe at reduced power - but still fly safely to an=20 airport.

I'm not sure if you realize it, but that's exactly what = I have on=20 the RV-3.  I've run the DC EWP on the ground with the belt removed, = and it=20 did fine, so I have no doubt that it would get me home.   = FWIW, I=20 leave the EWP running all the time, since it's easier than worrying = about when=20 to turn it on. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (agonizing over a new expansion tank design)
 
 
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