X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from sccmmhc91.asp.att.net ([204.127.203.211] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 989608 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:36:08 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.203.211; envelope-from=btilley@mchsi.com Received: from [192.168.1.101] (12-214-72-178.client.mchsi.com[12.214.72.178]) by sccmmhc91.asp.att.net (sccmmhc91) with SMTP id <20060218003518m9100o14oie>; Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:35:23 +0000 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: Bob Tilley Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Radio noise saga Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:35:17 -0500 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) > Turbo #4: Stock T03 Used. Not rebuilt. > Installed while waiting for parts for T04 upgrade. On loan from Bob > Tiley for "destructive testing". Mission accomplished. :) I babied > the thing. Boost kept below 34 @ 5000'. Lost turbine blade during > runup (this afternoon). Misbalanced turbine caused oil release into > exhaust and intake. Lots of smoke. Runup aborted. > > Turbo #5: Turbonetics T04-P50 - new > Sitting on the bench awaiting install. All parts now in hand. Hope > to have it installed next week. > > The failure modes are fairly benign. The airplane can fly straight > & level with a dead turbo. > > I know this is the experimental category, but enough is enough! > John John, So does that mean you are going to be sending me the Turbonetics T04- P50 back as the loaner? {;-) {;-) Bob (He he hee) (chuckle)