X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp818.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.170.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with SMTP id 935731 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 07 May 2005 09:42:15 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.163.170.4; envelope-from=dcarter@datarecall.net Received: from unknown (HELO Davidscmptr) (dcarter11@sbcglobal.net@66.138.56.210 with login) by smtp818.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 May 2005 13:41:27 -0000 Message-ID: <02bc01c5530a$7384f980$6401a8c0@ip.net> Reply-To: "David Carter" From: "David Carter" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Home again, home again! Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 08:41:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02B9_01C552E0.8A17E1A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02B9_01C552E0.8A17E1A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, good morning. I noticed your statement, "This is pretty much what Tracy reported when = first flying with the Renesis engine - tight engine, more power, more = heat. So it appears that this engine is much tighter. I can now = maintain level flight burning 4 gph when it used to take 5.5 gph. Can't = wait until its broken in a bit more to see what the top end is. = Overhaul kit from Real World Solutions and parts from Bruce T appear to = have come together in a tight nit engine." Are you flying with an RX-8 Renesis engine now? or just relating your = experience with a tightly overhauled RX-7, comparing to Tracy's RX-8? And, I liked the picture of your engine mount (photo you sent of the = "engine hoist" at the "emergency landing" airport when your apex seal = peeled back). It doesn't look like you use the aluminum plate between = oil pan and housings. Have any details you could send about your = "attachment point adapters"? David ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 12:41 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Home again, home again! Wife, drove me and my flight gear to aircraft getting there around 1100. = By time finished loading, reinstalling the avionics - the @$#%^ = 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. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_02B9_01C552E0.8A17E1A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed, good morning.
I noticed your statement, "This is = pretty much what=20 Tracy reported when first flying with the Renesis engine - tight engine, = more=20 power, more heat.  So it appears that this engine is much = tighter.  I=20 can now maintain level flight burning 4 gph when it used to take 5.5 = gph. =20 Can't wait until its broken in a bit more to see what the top end = is. =20 Overhaul kit from Real World Solutions and parts from Bruce T appear to = have=20 come together in a tight nit engine."
 
Are you flying with an RX-8 Renesis = engine=20 now?  or just relating your experience with a tightly overhauled = RX-7,=20 comparing to Tracy's RX-8?
 
And, I liked the picture of your engine = mount=20 (photo you sent of the "engine hoist" at the "emergency landing" airport = when=20 your apex seal peeled back).  It doesn't look like you use the = aluminum=20 plate between oil pan and housings.  Have any details you could = send about=20 your "attachment point adapters"?
 
David
 
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 12:41 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Home again, home again!

Wife, drove me and my flight gear to = aircraft=20 getting there around 1100.  By time finished loading, reinstalling = the=20 avionics - the @$#%^ transponder wouldn't slide all the way back in an = engage=20 the pins it was 1130 and the wind was picking up.  - I figured = I'd=20 stay low enough and out of class B airspace anyway. 
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