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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Lumberton is off for Bernie
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 14:38:18 -0400
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You're welcome, Phil.  Only reason to take the cowl off is so folks like you 
can see what one installation looks like (A Plugs Up one) and to answer (or 
attempt to) any questions you may have.  Great to meet you and several 
others (including lurkers) their at Lumberton

Ed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <stitzerp@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:35 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Lumberton is off for Bernie


> 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)
>>
>> >
>> > 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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