X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 920529 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:39:06 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050430183822.OAUZ2058.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:38:22 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: best climb, was: warp drive 3-blade prop Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:38:22 -0500 Message-ID: <001501c54db3$c9870140$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C54D89.E0B0F940" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C54D89.E0B0F940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Have not tried higher angle of climb since new prop and gearbox - but, I have found that 120 MPH was the best = compromise between climb rate and cooling with the old combination.=20 One other thing just came to mind while trying to figure out why my best climb speed is so low. The other day, I pretty much proved that my ASI = was 15 mph low at 160 mph indicated. It seems even farther off as speed increases. It's probably safe to say that my ASI is at least 10 mph low = at 90, so perhaps I'm really doing 100 mph. One of these days I'll figure = this all out. =20 =20 I'm off to spend the rainy afternoon in the hanger. Today's mission is = to pull the cowl, and remove the giant, and un-necessary oil line that runs = up to my oil filter bypass block. That will free up space for the filter = that I got the other day. I hope to get a chance today or tomorrow to do = some test runs on the ground with, and without the filter in the system. If = I show that there's now significant decrease in power, I'll make a = fiberglass housing for the filter inlet. I'm half hoping the filter is really restrictive so spare myself the agony :-) =20 Rusty (may have just purchased a Dominator gyro project to replace the Sonerai) ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C54D89.E0B0F940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Have not tried higher angle of climb since new
prop = and=20 gearbox - but, I have found that 120 MPH was the best = compromise
between=20 climb rate and cooling with the old combination. 

One = other thing just=20 came to mind while trying to figure out why my best climb speed is so = low. =20 The other day, I pretty much proved that my ASI was 15 mph low at 160 = mph=20 indicated.  It seems even farther off as speed increases.  = It's=20 probably safe to say that my ASI is at least 10 mph low at 90, so = perhaps I'm=20 really doing 100 mph.  One of these days I'll figure this all = out. =20
 
I'm off = to spend the=20 rainy afternoon in the hanger.  Today's mission is to pull the = cowl, and=20 remove the giant, and un-necessary oil line that runs up to my oil = filter bypass=20 block.  That will free up space for the filter that I got the other = day.  I hope to get a chance today or tomorrow to do some test runs = on the=20 ground with, and without the filter in the system.  If I show that = there's=20 now significant decrease in power, I'll make a fiberglass housing for = the filter=20 inlet.  I'm half hoping the filter is really restrictive so spare = myself=20 the agony :-)
 
Rusty = (may have just=20 purchased a Dominator gyro project to replace the Sonerai)


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