X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 920768 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:17:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-189-178.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.189.178]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j3UKGm0W006695 for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:16:49 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000901c54dc1$ab3d37f0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: best climb, was: warp drive 3-blade prop Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:17:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C54DA0.23F4D080" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C54DA0.23F4D080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHi Rusty, Well, better reading low than high {:>). I plan on making my filter = housing out of 0.016 or 0.020 2024T3 and see if I can use the housing as = a plenum to boot. Just really hate fiberglass work - ugh! (No = disrespect for you folks working with it - just not my cup of tea). I = am still trying to get the dimensions on some of the "double cone" = filters so I can work up the dimensions for the filter housing. =20 Weather looking good for tomorrow - provided you keep your rain there = {:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:38 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: best climb, was: warp drive 3-blade prop 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 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 :-) Rusty (may have just purchased a Dominator gyro project to replace the = Sonerai) ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C54DA0.23F4D080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi Rusty,
 
Well, better reading low than high = {:>).  I=20 plan on making my filter housing out of 0.016 or 0.020 2024T3 and see if = I can=20 use the housing as a plenum to boot.  Just really hate fiberglass = work -=20 ugh! (No disrespect for you folks working with it - just not my cup of=20 tea).  I am still trying to get the dimensions on some of the = "double cone"=20 filters so I can work up the dimensions for the filter housing. =20
 
Weather looking good for tomorrow - = provided you=20 keep your rain there {:>)
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 = 2:38=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: best = climb, was:=20 warp drive 3-blade prop

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


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