X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.162.234] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1693138 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:09:29 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.162.234; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i11so779680nzi for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:08:43 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=pyeOSCpIpzPDpQVk3kK1cEIQ84O2Soeoa4CdtrGABdrG6SzPNBcERL9LntthVWaaTEmRaAZU/qIfJTRmF4k757QIjWJdLG1hAWT2mk3a9P1K2mJQRNJxp1k2HObHK86iWlZ+zzqKVTwbjjHEdi0XHApRoPX9WM9vvZhrj3gtUto= Received: by 10.64.180.4 with SMTP id c4mr8604251qbf.1166587723618; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:08:43 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.241.16 with HTTP; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:08:43 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1c23473f0612192008y45910566u4236e8b18aae78e2@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:08:43 -0800 From: "David Leonard" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_13655_1867932.1166587723549" References: ------=_Part_13655_1867932.1166587723549 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Jarrett, That was the last I heard as well, sort of an open ended offer for me to send up my PSRU and maybe something would get done. With the rate of the project so far, I am afraid to commit my PSRU for a long period of time, as I do plan to fly again someday. (hopefully by this summer...) Dave Leonard On 12/19/06, H & J Johnson wrote: > > *Last I'd heard was it was going up to Perry Mick's and Dave L. was > sending his PSRU w/ Paul L. for testing, that was a few weeks ago [ or do I > have my wires crossed w/ some other testing project?]* > > *Jarrett [Some days I think my memory is going.. the rest of the time I > know it is :-)]* > > ** > > *----- Original Message -----* > > *From*: Ed Anderson > > *Date*: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:12 pm > > *Subject*: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys > > > MessageBeats me, George. > > > > I presume that Butch has his propeller back in his possession - I > > don't seem to be in the loop anymore. > > > > Ed > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: George Lendich > > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:28 PM > > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys > > > > > > Ed, > > Who has Butch's low cost electric variable pitch system, for > > testing NOW? This fiasco seems to be going on forever! > > George ( down under) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ed Anderson > > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:27 AM > > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys > > > > > > Good point, Rusty. When is too much performance really too > > much {:>). I would certainly be interested in a light weight, > > inexpensive variable pitch prop. Heck, I even developed a > > controller for an electric prop that you could preset "optimum" > > prop rpms for take-off, climb, cruise and descent. Unfortunately > > it never got tested and the intended prop is apparently now in limbo. > > > > Ed > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Russell Duffy > > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 1:55 PM > > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for > > rotarys > > > > Additionally, with his RV-4 hitting over 2000 fpm ROC with a > > fix pitch wooden prop, I would surmise that he probably did see > > much personal benefit from adding extra weight, incurring the > > additional cost of any type of CS prop. Just my guess of course. > > > > For something there's no need for, I sure hear him dreaming > > about how nice a CS prop would be on his RV-8 :-) > > > > Rusty > > > > -- > > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY My websites at: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.com ------=_Part_13655_1867932.1166587723549 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
Jarrett,
That was the last I heard as well, sort of an open ended offer for me to send up my PSRU and maybe something would get done.  With the rate of the project so far, I am afraid to commit my PSRU for a long period of time, as I do plan to fly again someday. (hopefully by this summer...)
 
Dave Leonard

 
On 12/19/06, H & J Johnson <hjjohnson@sasktel.net> wrote:

Last I'd heard was it was going up to Perry Mick's and Dave L. was sending his PSRU w/ Paul L. for testing, that was a few weeks ago [ or do I have my wires crossed w/ some other testing project?]

Jarrett [Some days I think my memory is going.. the rest of the time I know it is :-)]

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:12 pm

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys

> MessageBeats me, George.
>
> I presume that Butch has his propeller back in his possession - I
> don't seem to be in the loop anymore.
>
> Ed
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: George Lendich
>  To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>  Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:28 PM
>  Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys
>
>
>  Ed,
>  Who has Butch's low cost electric variable pitch system, for
> testing NOW? This fiasco seems to be going on forever!
>  George ( down under)
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Ed Anderson
>    To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>    Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:27 AM
>    Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys
>
>
>    Good point, Rusty.  When is too much performance really too
> much {:>).  I would certainly be interested in  a light weight,
> inexpensive variable pitch prop.  Heck, I even developed a
> controller for an electric prop that you could preset "optimum"
> prop rpms for take-off, climb, cruise and descent.  Unfortunately
> it never got tested and the intended prop is apparently now in limbo.
>
>    Ed
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Russell Duffy
>      To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>      Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 1:55 PM
>      Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for
> rotarys
>
>      Additionally, with his RV-4 hitting over 2000 fpm ROC with a
> fix pitch wooden prop, I would surmise that he probably did see
> much personal benefit from adding extra weight, incurring the
> additional cost of any type of CS prop.  Just my guess of course.
>
>      For something there's no need for, I sure hear him dreaming
> about how nice a CS prop would be on his RV-8 :-)
>
>      Rusty 
>



--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
My websites at:
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html
http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.com ------=_Part_13655_1867932.1166587723549--