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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Lumberton is off for Bernie
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 06:35:37 -0400
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Thanks, Ed, for putting up with my questions on your great installation
.......  a true gentleman.

Phil Stitzer

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From: <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Lumberton is off for Bernie


> Hi Bernie,
> You were indeed missed at Lumberton.
>
> I flew back up to Greensboro NC this afternoon after the airshow. Spent
Thursday through today hanging with Ed & several friends (old & new) from
the NC area, including your brother-in-law (excellent cook).
>
> Light attendance due to the weather but a lot of interest in Ed's
installation as the crowds picked up this morning.
>
> Looks like we might get to stay in NC a little longer than planned...
>
> Charlie
> (vfr plane; vfr pilot)
>
> >
> > From: WALTER B KERR <jbker@juno.com>
> > Date: 2005/05/11 Wed PM 08:27:25 EDT
> > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] Lumberton is off for Bernie
> >
> > Well the airplane is at about 36 hours and I could make it tomorrow, but
> > the body is weary! I have been busting my hump trying to get a bunch of
> > little things tied down and some haven't been done. The airplane would
do
> > fine I'm confident to fly the 3+ hour trip and never refuel until we
were
> > back here. Have not flown with all four tanks filled but have flown fuel
> > thru them all. One of my test I still plan to do and have not is to shut
> > alternator off and see how long it will fly on the battery, maybe
> > tomorrow.
> >
> > Have shut the engine down in flight but have not done any serious glide
> > numbers with it off. Have been switching fuel pump off and back on when
> > wish to restart. It fires right off.
> >
> > The EGT's seem to be getting higher all the time. At WOT today (peak
> > power mixture)and 5500 feet, turned 5800 rpm for a TAS (best I can
> > calculate with data available)  of 190 mph and 9 gph. The rotor 2 EGT
was
> > indicating 1826 degrees F. Oil temp was 178 and the water was 208.
> > Supposedly the high water temp would help efficiency, but hurt power. Am
> > not sure why the high water temp would hurt power?? The OAT was
> > indicating 81 degrees. The water pressure is running about 16 psig so do
> > not think I am close to boiling and Tracy does not think 212 would hurt
> > the engine. Anyone else got any ideas about 200+ water temps.
> >
> > At 8500 , the OAT was 10 degrees cooler.Max RPM was 5750 and EGT was
> > 1775.  TAS was 186mph.
> >
> > Rusty, my MP was 29.7  at start of roll and baro was about 30.0
> >
> > Bernie, Sorry Ed guess that you will have to represent the rotary crowd
> > which you will do a super job
> >
> > >>  Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
> > >>  Archive:   http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html
> >
>
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