X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 862615 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:20:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j391K70W022930 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:20:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001c01c53ca2$4b45a0b0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rev-4 Flies! Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:20:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C53C80.C4092020" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C53C80.C4092020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageGreat to hear, Rusty. Looking forward to more extensive flight tests and reports. Now if you should happen to wander a bit from your test area and find = yourself over LakeLand, we'll have a space for you on row 19. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:36 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Rev-4 Flies! Greetings, =20 =20 Sorry, no interesting numbers, but here's today's log anyway. Should = be able to give it a better test this weekend. =20 Cheers, Rusty Mazda 13B rotary powered RV-3 (flying) Kolb Slingshot (Mazda single rotor project) Sonerai-IIL (next project in line) =20 =20 =20 4-8-05 .3 hours / 42.6 total =20 The plane seems to get off the ground noticeably quicker than before, = even though I was feeding in the throttle slowly. The best news is that = it doesn't seem to have the overwhelming tendency to depart the left = side of the runway like it used to. I'll have to do some more takeoffs = to see whether I was just being too easy on it, or if the rude behavior = is really gone now that the left offset is removed. Very hopeful that = it's really gone. =20 =20 The engine ran well, though I had to richen the mixture a bit on climb = to stop the EM-2 from complaining about the high EGT temps. The only = real issue is the idle mixture. =20 =20 I could only climb to 1400 ft, and that happened pretty quickly. The = plan was to orbit the field a few times at my 1400 ft ceiling, and bring = it back down for a cowl off check to make sure all was well. I did = noted that the climb rpm at 100 mph was 6180. The oil was about 150 = when I took off, and 157 when I was level at 4800 rpm and 138 mph TAS. = Didn't notice it during climb, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't anywhere = close to 200. Coolant temp was 193 in climb, and steady in the 170's in = slow cruise. =20 =20 Post flight revealed no real problems, aside from the fact that my alt = was bumping the inside of the top cowl. I picked up a slightly shorter = belt on the way home to fix that. I re-tightened the intake and exhaust = bolts, and am ready to put the cowl back on when I install the new alt = belt tomorrow. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C53C80.C4092020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Great to hear, Rusty.
 
Looking forward to more extensive = flight tests and=20 reports.
 
Now if you should happen to wander a = bit from your=20 test area and find yourself over LakeLand, we'll have a space for you on = row=20 19.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 = 8:36=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Rev-4 = Flies!

Greetings, =20
 
Sorry, no interesting = numbers, but=20 here's today's log anyway.  Should be able to give it a better = test this=20 weekend.
 
Cheers,
Rusty
Mazda 13B rotary powered RV-3=20 (flying)
Kolb Slingshot (Mazda single = rotor=20 project)
Sonerai-IIL (next project in=20 line)
 
 

 

4-8-05  = .3=20 hours  /  42.6 total

 

The = plane seems to=20 get off the ground noticeably quicker than before, even though I was = feeding=20 in the throttle slowly.  = The best=20 news is that it doesn=92t seem to have the overwhelming tendency to = depart the=20 left side of the runway like it used to. =20 I=92ll have to do some more takeoffs to see whether I was just = being too=20 easy on it, or if the rude behavior is really gone now that the left = offset is=20 removed.   Very = hopeful that=20 it=92s really gone.  =

 

The = engine ran=20 well, though I had to richen the mixture a bit on climb to stop the = EM-2 from=20 complaining about the high EGT temps. =20 The only real issue is the idle mixture. 

 

I = could only climb=20 to 1400 ft, and that happened pretty quickly.  The plan was to orbit the = field a few=20 times at my 1400 ft ceiling, and bring it back down for a cowl off = check to=20 make sure all was well.  = I did=20 noted that the climb rpm at 100 mph was 6180.  The oil was about 150 when I = took off,=20 and 157 when I was level at 4800 rpm and 138 mph TAS. Didn=92t notice = it during=20 climb, but I=92m pretty sure it wasn=92t anywhere close to 200.  Coolant temp was 193 in = climb, and=20 steady in the 170=92s in slow cruise. =20

 

Post = flight=20 revealed no real problems, aside from the fact that my alt was bumping = the=20 inside of the top cowl.  = I picked=20 up a slightly shorter belt on the way home to fix that.  I re-tightened the intake = and exhaust=20 bolts, and am ready to put the cowl back on when I install the new alt = belt=20 tomorrow.       

 

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