X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from email2k3.itlnet.net ([64.19.112.12] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 921887 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 May 2005 01:23:20 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.19.112.12; envelope-from=jwvoto@itlnet.net Received: from rav.itlnet.net (unverified [192.168.10.149]) by itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.17) with SMTP id for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 00:22:36 -0500 Received: from JWVOTO (unverified [64.19.114.52]) by itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.17) with SMTP id for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 00:22:35 -0500 Message-ID: <014301c54ed7$314b97e0$34721340@JWVOTO> From: "Wendell Voto" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: best climb, was: warp drive 3-blade prop Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 00:03:38 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0052_01C54EAA.64CEABC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C54EAA.64CEABC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty, I'll take some of that water, 0.2 official rain for April = and less here. Wendell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 4:10 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: best climb, was: warp drive 3-blade prop Well, better reading low than high {:>). =20 No kidding :-) I've been round and round with this ASI. I did some = formation with an RV-8 buddy, and we decided it was reading low, about = 15 mph IIRC. At one point, I went up and did some GPS vs ASI tests, = accounting for the altitude, and thought I came to the conclusion that = the ASI was right, and the TAS reading on the EM-2 was wrong. Now, at = a low enough altitude to forget about ASI vs TAS variations, it looks = like the ASI is low again. Eventually, I'll figure it out for sure. =20 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. =20 Good plan. If there's any way I can make mine aluminum, I will too, = but it's unlikely, unless I decide to create an all new scoop on the top = of the cowling. I'm not quite ready to go there though. =20 Weather looking good for tomorrow - provided you keep your rain there = {:>)=20 Sorry Ed, but I'm sending this rain anywhere I can. I spoke too soon = about not flooding again. When I opened the door to go to the hanger, I = found my whole yard under water, with about 2" already on the garage = door. Now I'm guarding the house, hoping it doesn't get high enough to = come inside the front door. I am SOOOOO unbelievably pissed about this. = This is 4 times in a month, after never happening in the previous 13 = years. I don't see any choice but to put sand bags around the front of = the house where the water floods from the road. This sucks! Rusty (deal made on Dominator, anyone want a Sonerai-IIL)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C54EAA.64CEABC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty, I'll take some of that water, 0.2 = official rain=20 for April and less here.
Wendell
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 = 4:10=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: best = climb, was:=20 warp drive 3-blade prop

Well, better reading low than = high=20 {:>).  
 
No kidding :-)  I've been round and = round with this=20 ASI.  I did some formation with an RV-8 buddy, and we = decided=20 it was reading low, about 15 mph IIRC.  At one point, I went up = and did=20 some GPS vs ASI tests, accounting for the altitude, and thought I came = to the=20 conclusion that the ASI was right, and the TAS reading on the = EM-2 was=20 wrong.   Now, at a low enough altitude to forget about ASI = vs TAS=20 variations, it looks like the ASI is low again.  Eventually, I'll = figure=20 it out for sure.    
 
I plan on making my filter = housing out of=20 0.016 or 0.020 2024T3 and see if I can use the housing as a plenum to=20 boot.   
 
Good plan.  If there's any way I can make mine = aluminum, I=20 will too, but it's unlikely, unless I decide to create an all new = scoop on the=20 top of the cowling.  I'm not quite ready to go = there=20 though.    
 
Weather looking good for = tomorrow -=20 provided you keep your rain there {:>) 
 
Sorry Ed, but I'm sending this rain anywhere = I can. =20 I spoke too soon about not flooding again.  When I opened the = door to go=20 to the hanger, I found my whole yard under water, with about 2" = already=20 on the garage door.  Now I'm guarding the house, hoping it = doesn't=20 get high enough to come inside the front door.  I am SOOOOO=20 unbelievably pissed about this.  This is 4 times in a month, = after=20 never happening in the previous 13 years.  I don't see any choice = but to=20 put sand bags around the front of the house where the water = floods from=20 the road.  This sucks!
 
Rusty (deal made on Dominator, = anyone want a=20 Sonerai-IIL) 
 
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