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Thanks, Ed, for putting up with my questions on your great installation
....... a true gentleman.
Phil Stitzer
----- Original Message ----- 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)
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> 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
>
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