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From: "Hutchison, Jason" <JHutchison2@bellhelicopter.textron.com>
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: N821GL status report
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:10:01 -0500
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Hi Charlie,

I am using a "C" drive with a SAE II flange. 7/16 Bolts. Let me know what
you have?

Thanks,
Jason Hutchison

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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Charlie England
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 12:57 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: N821GL status report

Hutchison, Jason wrote:

> I have a little over an hour of flight time on my airplane now and 
> thought I would give the group a report. After first flight I decided 
> to change the exhaust system. I copied Bill Eslick and Tracy's system. 
> I am running Bill's SpinTech muffler. It is much quieter in the 
> cockpit now and ground reports indicate that my exhaust is slightly 
> deeper that Bill's but very close.
>
>  
>
> I have a long taxi to get to the runway. Temps at takeoff have been 
> 150-180 for oil and 190-210 temp for water. Reaching pattern altitude 
> I am at 210 -215 oil and around 225 for water temp.  After leveling 
> off oil stabilized to 205 and 210 water.  Lots of room for 
> improvement, but it has been 90 plus degrees for every flight. On the 
> last flight I noticed the upper cowl is bulging between fasteners. I 
> am waiting for Bill's upper louver experiment to decide weather to try 
> to exit the air high or low.
>
>  
>
> I am getting about 5000 RPM static and at 140 MPH the engine turns up 
> to 6200 RPM. I would like to do a couple ground runs with a smaller 
> pitch prop to determine if I am over-propped or just not producing 
> power. If any one has a smaller pitch prop for sale or loan please let 
> me know. I am currently running a Performance Props Inc. 74x88. 
>  Takeoff rolls take about 1000 ft. and climb out is very flat.   
>
>  
>
> Yes  
>
Which redrive? I've got a couple of spare props but they turn the same 
direction as a Lyc (should work with the 2.85).

Charlie in MS


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