X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 930876 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 May 2005 07:57:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; 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-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j43BuOLw017102 for ; Tue, 3 May 2005 07:56:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000701c54fd7$239dbc30$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again, home again! Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 07:56:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Thanks, Steve Great to have my aircraft back in its hangar with thunderstorm season beginning. Going out today to enlarge the 10 sq inch inlet left duct opening to around 18 sq inches Are you going to the Mid-Atlantic Flyin? Sounds like you are getting your time burnt off - bit by bit. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Brooks" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:44 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Home again, home again! > Ed, > Congratulations on the successful rebuild and safe > flight back to home base. > > I've been off email for the last couple of days, so > I'm trying to catch up. > > I made a trip to SC, first in about a month and a > half. Had a good day yesterday with three flights, > but only 1 1/2 hours total. It was pretty bumpy. > Engine is running very good, and no problems. > > Hoping to get in at least 3 hours today. > > Steve Brooks (fuel it and fly it) > > > --- Ed Anderson wrote: >> Wife, drove me and my flight gear to aircraft >> getting there around 1100. By time finished >> loading, reinstalling the avionics - the @$#%^ >> transponder wouldn't slide all the way back in an >> engage the pins it was 1130 and the wind was picking >> up. - I figured I'd stay low enough and out of >> class B airspace anyway. >> >> I told her that she could pick me up back at the >> home airport in NC if I didn't have any problem - >> she said I wouldn't have any problem. Curious, I >> asked how did she know I wouldn't have any problem - >> "Headwind" she said. Women, got to love em. >> >> Cranked up the engine and let oil and coolant temp >> rise to 120F and taxied to runup at end or runway. >> Everything looking good, I restricted takeoff rpm to >> 5400 (6000 ft long runway), still accelerated >> rapidly and lifted off. Kept it low until hitting >> 140 mph hoping to maintain good cooling. However, >> coolant temp rose to 220F during the circuits of the >> airport as I slowly climbed. I pulled the power >> back to 4500 rpm and the temps stabilized at 210F. >> Oil temp was around 185F. Normally coolant is in >> syn with the oil or perhaps 5F higher. After flying >> for approx 20 minutes coolant temps were at 200F, so >> slowly coming down. >> >> This is pretty much what Tracy reported when first >> flying with the Renesis engine - tight engine, more >> power, more heat. So it appears that this engine is >> much tighter. I can now maintain level flight >> burning 4 gph when it used to take 5.5 gph. Can't >> wait until its broken in a bit more to see what the >> top end is. Overhaul kit from Real World Solutions >> and parts from Bruce T appear to have come together >> in a tight nit engine. >> >> But, it does appear the small cooling inlets (which >> I had planned to open up a bit) are too small for >> the new HP being produced (are you listening, AL >> {:>)?. Also, several people mentioned after I >> arrived back at GooseCreek that the exhaust was >> deeper and louder. Even my wife mentioned it no >> longer had that "whinny" sound. >> >> So thanks for all the well wishes from everyone, >> advice, and engineering consultation on the cause. >> I have mailed seals to Tracy and Bob Perkinson, so >> that should provide some "harder" data on the status >> of the seals. >> >> >> Ed Anderson >> Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered >> Matthews, NC >> eanderson@carolina.rr.com > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >