Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 851999 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:27:24 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050401202635.QAMT2054.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2005 15:26:35 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Prop back on Intake #6 Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:26:56 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c536f9$26014060$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C536C6.DB66D060" 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_0001_01C536C6.DB66D060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Got the new prop back from fine tuning and finishing and I'll Say that = Clark Lydick of Performance propellers knows what he is doing. I asked for = 100 rpm increase (285 rpm for the engine) on the prop. The prop is now 74x88 vice the 76x88 I flew with. =20 =20 Hi Ed, =20 Glad to hear the prop is back. Looks like you're back to what Tracy has, = and what I started with. I was getting between 5900 and 6000 static (6800 = WOT at 8000 ft) during the summer last year, so we're neck and neck on = power, at least up to the new intake. There's definitely a black art to the prop business. I wanted 500 more engine rpm, and he left the diameter at 74, = but reduced the pitch from 88 to 80. You wanted 285 more engine rpm, and he left the pitch at 88, but reduced the diameter. Guess that's why he = gets the big bucks :-) =20 I'll be interested to hear what your new intake does. It always = confuses me at first when you post pictures of these things, because I'm just used = to looking at plugs-up parts.=20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (area flooded, roads washed completely away in the neighborhood- = not an April fools joke)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C536C6.DB66D060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Got the new prop back from fine = tuning and=20 finishing and I'll Say that Clark Lydick of Performance propellers knows = what he=20 is doing.  I asked for 100 rpm increase (285 rpm for the engine) on = the=20 prop. The prop is now 74x88 vice the 76x88 I flew with.  
 
Hi Ed,
 
Glad to hear the prop is back. Looks like = you're back=20 to what Tracy has, and what I started with.  I was getting between = 5900 and=20 6000 static (6800 WOT at 8000 ft) during the summer last year, so = we're=20 neck and neck on power, at least up to the new intake.  There's = definitely=20 a black art to the prop business.  I wanted 500 = more engine rpm,=20 and he left the diameter at 74, but reduced the pitch from 88 to = 80. =20 You wanted 285 more engine rpm, and he left the pitch at 88, but = reduced=20 the diameter.  Guess that's why he gets the big bucks=20 :-)
 
I'll be interested to hear what your new = intake=20 does.  It always confuses me at first when you post pictures of = these=20 things, because I'm just used to looking at plugs-up=20 parts. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (area flooded, roads = washed completely away in=20 the neighborhood- not an April fools=20 joke) 
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