X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mxsf36.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.161] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 920793 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 17:09:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.225.28.161; envelope-from=n268bl@charter.net Received: from mxip13.cluster1.charter.net (mxip13a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.143]) by mxsf36.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3UL9DEH027954 for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 17:09:14 -0400 Received: from 24.182.101.69.ftwrth.tx.charter.com (HELO notebook) (24.182.101.69) by mxip13.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 30 Apr 2005 17:09:14 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.92,142,1112587200"; d="scan'217,208"; a="1058755308:sNHT29312184" Message-ID: <008c01c54dc8$dd5c0340$0502a8c0@notebook> From: "Bill Eslick" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: warp drive 3-blade prop Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:09:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0089_01C54D9E.F431E7D0" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C54D9E.F431E7D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dave, Hopefully you can glean what you need from the website. If not e-mail = me off of it. Bill Eslick www.weslick.com/cooling.htm ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Staten=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:07 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: warp drive 3-blade prop Can I get you to share some of the speeds, rpms, estimated power with = the warp drive? They recommended a 4 blade for me (but that was an = estimated 250 hp max and 220 mph max. Unfortunately this is fixed pitch, = not in flight adjustable. =20 Dave William Eslick wrote: Rusty and all, Sorry this is late, but I just dug through 635 e-mails. (Note = to self - check list more often!) Really wanted to see you and Ed at = Sun-n-Fun, but we did manage to collect 5 rotaries in one place. = Someday maybe we can get a whole section! The 3-blade is working so well that I have decided to leave it = on, crappy spinner and all. It is not quite as fast as the wood prop, = but is so much smoother that I can't stand the wood props anymore. = (Maybe I should learn how to balance them.) I just added an update to my cooling situation at = http://www.weslick.com/cooling.htm for those who are interested. Also = put up my prop comparison charts and a request for deep thinkers to look = over the data. Bill Eslick 330 Hrs 13B WITH large air filter. From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> =20 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: RD-1B drive, and Warp Drive 3 = blade prop for sale=20 Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 07:52:51 -0500=20 To: "'=20 Did you ever sell this prop.. and also I need to ask how = your experience was with the Warp Drive...I was doing an archive search = and came back across this post/thread =20 Hi Dave, I sold that prop to Bill Eslick, who was having fun playing = with it last I heard. I think it was probably the smoothest prop I've = used yet, but didn't have the top end speed of Tracy's old prop. I = never had the Warp tapered, which is supposed to help the top end, so it = may not be fair to say the Warp won't go fast. Maybe Bill can give us = an update from the testing he's done. Cheers,=20 Rusty (still shooting for 3000 fpm climb) =20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!=20 >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C54D9E.F431E7D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dave,
 
Hopefully you can glean what you need = from the=20 website.  If not e-mail me off of it.
 
Bill Eslick
www.weslick.com/cooling.htm
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David=20 Staten
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 = 11:07=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: warp = drive=20 3-blade prop

Can I get you to share some of the speeds, rpms, = estimated=20 power with the warp drive? They recommended a 4 blade for me (but that = was an=20 estimated 250 hp max and 220 mph max. Unfortunately this is fixed = pitch, not=20 in flight adjustable.
 
Dave

William Eslick = wrote:

Rusty and all,

Sorry this is late, but I just dug = through 635=20 e-mails.  (Note to self - check list more often!)  = Really=20 wanted to see you and Ed at Sun-n-Fun, but we did manage to = collect 5=20 rotaries in one place.  Someday maybe we can get a whole=20 section!

The 3-blade is working so well that I = have=20 decided to leave it on, crappy spinner and all.  It is = not quite=20 as fast as the wood prop, but is so much smoother that I can't = stand=20 the wood props anymore. (Maybe I should learn how to balance=20 them.)

I just added an update to my cooling = situation=20 at http://www.weslick.com/coolin= g.htm for=20 those who are interested.  Also put up my prop comparison = charts=20 and a request for deep thinkers to look over the = data.

Bill Eslick

330 Hrs 13B WITH large air = filter.

 

 

From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net>

=
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: RD-1B drive, and Warp = Drive 3=20 blade prop for sale
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 07:52:51 -0500
To: "'
     Did you ever sell this prop.. = and also I=20 need to ask how your experience was with the Warp Drive...I = was doing=20 an archive search and came back across this = post/thread

 
Hi=20 Dave,
 
I=20 sold that prop to Bill Eslick, who was having fun playing = with it=20 last I heard.  I think it was probably the smoothest prop = I've=20 used yet, but didn't have the top end speed of Tracy's old = prop. =20 I never had the Warp tapered, which is supposed to help the = top=20 end, so it may not be fair to say the Warp won't go = fast. =20 Maybe Bill can give us an update from the testing he's=20 done.
 
Cheers, 
Rusty (still shooting for 3000 fpm=20 climb) 

Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Small Business - Try=20 our new resources site! 

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