X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.2) with ESMTP id 853923 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:19:01 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([65.10.50.233]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051202021808.PBAZ6666.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Thu, 1 Dec 2005 21:18:08 -0500 Received: from [65.10.50.233] by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051202021807.WMIN19845.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@[65.10.50.233]> for ; Thu, 1 Dec 2005 21:18:07 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Bulent Aliev Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Another engine run Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 21:18:31 -0500 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) I'm afraid of that myself Thomas. The long arm of the landing gear just may twist off the bulkheads. I'll just line up few fat guys infront of the wings and let them push. :) Buly On Dec 1, 2005, at 8:26 PM, rijakits wrote: > Would you trust your main landing gear? Chain it down on both sides an > hopefully don't see the main gear sitting there by itself after you > open up > the butterfly! > > Thomas J. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Buly" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 1:36 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another engine run > > >> I was tempted, just that I have a fragile head light there. One of >> the Cozy guys did it, but he has a removable nose cone and he tested >> the thrust difference between the fixed pitch and Ivo props. It was >> Big difference. >> Buly >> On Dec 1, 2005, at 1:25 PM, rijakits wrote: >> >>> How about putting a piece of foam/wood/whatever on the nose and let >>> her push >>> on the wall! >>> >>> Thomas J. :) >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bulent Aliev" >>> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:31 PM >>> Subject: [FlyRotary] Another engine run >>> >>> >>>> Today afternoon I skipped from work and decided to run the engine >>>> with my modified stock turbo. Last Sunday I removed the wastegate, >>>> but had no time to run it. Today I was able to bring (static) it >>>> up- >>>> to 3000 RPM and 30" MP with no problem. I have a homemade composite >>>> monster prop 70" D x 82 pitch and very wide blades. I had the >>>> feeling >>>> the engine would have gone higher if I pushed the throttle, but >>>> I was >>>> alone and the brakes were starting to slip. Also EC manual is >>>> telling >>>> that over 30" you have to be careful with the mixture etc. >>>> I was afraid that with the wastegate gone, the turbo will be >>>> totally >>>> ineffective, but looks like it maybe OK and it may last untill >>>> we get >>>> the test results from Slade Turbo Testing Laboratories on the >>>> new TO4 >>>> Turbo. >>>> I'm tempted to make a run on the 6K ft runway :) >>>> Buly >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>>> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >> >> Buly >> atlasyts@bellsouth.net >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/