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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
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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