X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 50 [XX] (67%) RECEIVED: IP not found on home country list (33%) HTML: title tag is empty Return-Path: Received: from mail28.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.169] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTPS id 1695813 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:51:40 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.169; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-135-152.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.135.152]) by mail28.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id kBKLoVQt018375 for ; Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:50:35 +1100 Message-ID: <002401c72480$e3de9ee0$9887ecdc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] LAEV status Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:50:36 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001F_01C724D4.B33685B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0657-0, 12/12/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C724D4.B33685B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Perry, I didn't know it was with you matey, sorry if I sounded a little peeved, = but I think a number of chaps have had the prop for testing with good = intensions - a long time without a result. It just seems such a soundly designed unit and it's still not available. = I told Butch to retire and concentrate on the experimental aviation = stuff - do you think he would listen to me !! BTW could you send me Butch's e-mail address, I lost all my e-mail = addresses in the last computer crash. Thanks Perry George ( down under) lendich@optusnet,com.au 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 - - - - - -=20 Jarrett,=20 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...)=20 Dave Leonard =20 On 12/19/06, H & J Johnson wrote:=20 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.=20 >=20 > I presume that Butch has his propeller back in his possession - I=20 > don't seem to be in the loop anymore.=20 >=20 > Ed=20 > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: George Lendich=20 > To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:28 PM=20 > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys=20 >=20 >=20 > Ed,=20 > Who has Butch's low cost electric variable pitch system, for=20 > testing NOW? This fiasco seems to be going on forever!=20 > George ( down under)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C724D4.B33685B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Perry,
I didn't know it was with you matey, = sorry if I=20 sounded a little peeved, but I think a number of chaps have had the prop = for=20 testing with good intensions - a long time without a=20 result.
It just seems such a soundly = designed unit and=20 it's still not available. I told Butch to retire and concentrate on the=20 experimental aviation stuff - do you think he would listen to me = !!
BTW could you send me Butch's e-mail = address, I=20 lost all my e-mail addresses in the last computer crash.
Thanks Perry
George ( down under) lendich@optusnet,com.au
You=20 guys are right, this is the current plan.

I've had a turbo = rotary on a=20 test stand for a few years, just need to get it running. There is very = little=20 left to do, just a little more wiring and plumbing in some oil ports = for the=20 PSRU. It's been cold lately so I haven't been that motivated to go out = to the=20 hangar and work on it. I don't want to take the redrive off my plane, = so I put=20 out a request to borrow one and Dave L. offered. It has to be a 2.17 = reverse=20 rotation. I'll have a lot of time over the holidays to hopefully get = the=20 engine going. Then maybe some testing can happen January = '07.

The prop=20 is now back with Butch but he has been busy lately, and he is also=20 disappointed at the slow progress at getting it tested.

I would = like to=20 build a new set of blades as I think the original set is too thick and = too=20 heavy, but Butch has no more shanks. We are going to test it as-is=20 anyway.
Then we need to see about getting some more blade shanks=20 manufactured.

Perry

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Jarrett,
That was the last I heard as well, sort of an open ended = offer for=20 me to send up my PSRU and maybe something would get done.  With = the rate=20 of the project so far, I am afraid to commit my PSRU for a long period = of=20 time, as I do plan to fly again someday. (hopefully by this = summer...)=20
 
Dave Leonard

 
On = 12/19/06, H & J Johnson <hjjohnson@sasktel.net> wrote:=20

Last I'd heard was it was going up to Perry Mick's and=20 Dave L. was sending his PSRU w/ Paul L. for testing, that = was a few=20 weeks ago [ or do I have my wires crossed w/ some other testing=20 project?]

Jarrett [Some days I think my memory is going.. the rest of = the=20 time I know it is :-)]

 

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

From: Ed Anderson = <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> Date: = Tuesday, December=20 19, 2006 4:12 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant = speed prop=20 for rotarys > = MessageBeats me,=20 George.
>
> I presume that Butch has his propeller back = in his=20 possession - I
> don't seem to be in the loop anymore.
> =
> Ed
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  = From:=20 George Lendich
>  To: Rotary motors in aircraft =
> =20 Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:28 PM
>  Subject: = [FlyRotary]=20 Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys
>
> =
> =20 Ed,
>  Who has Butch's low cost electric variable pitch = system,=20 for
> testing NOW? This fiasco seems to be going on forever!=20
>  George ( down under) =
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