X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from smtp101.vzn.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.203.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with SMTP id 1694635 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:43:53 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.203.45; envelope-from=pjmick@verizon.net Received: (qmail 34403 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2006 15:43:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.44?) (pjmick@verizon.net@71.111.130.116 with plain) by smtp101.vzn.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 20 Dec 2006 15:43:00 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: TcRMY0sVM1m6DdlMTifKMs3sRwnvDXXSRrsVHPQFOQ.e4GKeqtkozvvPGNKfwuyh6x9ulNUTSr3TdRw9dt4DTW03DBaOPhdtxy6M5xfssg._OQNkwFCut7KUzddknzP2i2cHf0mQWSmmGU7tb0s1aobOY5GlUUVgX5k- Message-ID: <45895A26.6080804@verizon.net> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:43:34 -0800 From: Perry Mick User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: LAEV status Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------040604000603040106000504" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------040604000603040106000504 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You guys are right, this is the current plan. I've had a turbo rotary on a test stand for a few years, just need to get it running. There is very little left to do, just a little more wiring and plumbing in some oil ports for the PSRU. It's been cold lately so I haven't been that motivated to go out to the hangar and work on it. I don't want to take the redrive off my plane, so I put out a request to borrow one and Dave L. offered. It has to be a 2.17 reverse rotation. I'll have a lot of time over the holidays to hopefully get the engine going. Then maybe some testing can happen January '07. The prop is now back with Butch but he has been busy lately, and he is also disappointed at the slow progress at getting it tested. I would like to build a new set of blades as I think the original set is too thick and too heavy, but Butch has no more shanks. We are going to test it as-is anyway. Then we need to see about getting some more blade shanks manufactured. Perry - - - - - - 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) --------------040604000603040106000504 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You guys are right, this is the current plan.

I've had a turbo rotary on a test stand for a few years, just need to get it running. There is very little left to do, just a little more wiring and plumbing in some oil ports for the PSRU. It's been cold lately so I haven't been that motivated to go out to the hangar and work on it. I don't want to take the redrive off my plane, so I put out a request to borrow one and Dave L. offered. It has to be a 2.17 reverse rotation. I'll have a lot of time over the holidays to hopefully get the engine going. Then maybe some testing can happen January '07.

The prop is now back with Butch but he has been busy lately, and he is also disappointed at the slow progress at getting it tested.

I would like to build a new set of blades as I think the original set is too thick and too heavy, but Butch has no more shanks. We are going to test it as-is anyway.
Then we need to see about getting some more blade shanks manufactured.

Perry

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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)
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