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From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Another engine run
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 09:07:42 -0500
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Thanks Steve, I'm located at a very busy controlled airfield, so we  
can not do anything without talking to the tower. When I'm ready I'll  
just ask for the long runway and pull back at the half way point 3K  
feet. Hope you fly off the hours this weekend. The weather is  
gorgeous her for flight testing.
Buly
FXE Ft Lauderdale, FL
On Dec 2, 2005, at 8:41 AM, Steve Brooks wrote:

> Buly,
> I had the same problem running high power settings.
> The brakes would not hold, and I was afraid to chock
> the mains.  I could just see it hopping the chocks and
> flipping one up into the prop.  I also didn't like the
> idea of tying the mains, since the prop in the back is
> also a concern there.
>
> Luckily the airport I fly out of has a closed runway,
> that is still in very good shape.  I hold the brakes,
> but when it starts moving, it really doesn't matter,
> since there is only runway in front of me.  I also do
> short runs at full power on that runway.
>
> If you're concerned about the mixture at the high end,
> just turn the mixture to the rich side, then you can
> see where it's at and adjust from there.  I don't like
> being lean with the turbo.
>
> I'm in South Carolina for the weekend.  Came yesterday
> and washed the plane and did do a high speed run to
> check everything.  Plan to do some serious flying
> today, and hopefully tomorrow, weather depending.
> I've got 8.5 to go to get the 40 flown off.
>
> Steve Brooks
>
>
> --- Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> 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" <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
>>> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
>> <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>>> 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" <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
>>>>> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
>> <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
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>>>> Buly
>>>> atlasyts@bellsouth.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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