X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.16] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2635360 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:39:10 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.16; envelope-from=gregw@onestopdesign.biz Received: from OMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.27]) by QMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id aR3M1Y00E0b6N640A03200; Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:38:32 +0000 Received: from gregoryii ([24.6.40.29]) by OMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id aReJ1Y00L0dkeQQ8P00000; Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:38:19 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=Qv1y55PfGRAFYW3zqMEA:9 a=-UiAuF1X94lGQJlPYJIA:7 a=xBbY_rG8IPrGlejTVfw4S-7oVFAA:4 a=RMBU5szJeCoA:10 a=Bnt6Cxs8BkhO8254LFgA:9 a=QIvNERQqVbGKG3KyWXUA:7 a=tI6kOTdj1EXOBA3SnE-prnHCriwA:4 a=_KtGf5bnNxAA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 Message-ID: <048601c85197$362c3ec0$8801a8c0@yosemite.onestopdesign.biz> From: "Greg Ward" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 60 Hour Inspecton Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 17:38:41 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0483_01C85154.27A02AD0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0483_01C85154.27A02AD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Same from here Dennis, clean install, nice work. Greg Ward ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joe Berki=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:09 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 60 Hour Inspecton Excellent Dennis!! Great workmanship!! Joe Berki Limo EZ ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dennis Haverlah=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 6:33 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] 60 Hour Inspecton 60 Hour Inspection : RV-7A, RX-8 Renesis engine, James Rotary Cowl, = Radiators under engine As of January 08 I've flown my Renesis powered RV-7A about 60 hours. = At the 60 hour mark I did a detailed inspection of the intake and = exhaust systems as well as everything else under the cowl.=20 I found no cracks or other problems with the exhaust system!! The = heat shield between the muffler and the left cowl had lost one = attachment screw- no big deal. Attached are pictures of the exhaust. I = use a stock RX-8 exhaust manifold - a 4 in dia. X approx. 6 inch long = swirl pipe(see third picture) to redirect the exhaust from the front to = the rear of the plane and a Flowmaster Hushpower Resonator (PN - = 12512400) as the exhaust muffler. Everyone who hears the airplane fly = comments on how quiet the engine is - neighbors call it the Stealth = Rotary RV! It is super quiet compared to my neighbors 180 Lycom. RV-7A. = I don't know if the Flowmaster muffler will withstand the exhaust = pulses from the RX-7 engine rotors but I feel confident the muffler will = work with the Renesis. Mark Steitle with his 20 B engine and Flowmaster = resonator will have first hand knowledge soon! I had previously found that one EGT probe extension wire melted - it = was about 8 inches from the exhaust system. The probe wires leads were = not damaged but the extension thermocouple wire from A/S had insulation = that melted from the exhaust heat. I have rerouted the extension wire = to keep it away from the exhaust.=20 There were no problems with the intake system. It is fabricated = using part of the RX-8 manifold and a home-made intake plenum. I used = the stock injectors, fuel rails and injector locations. The fuel pulse = damper was removed! (Pictures in next E-Mail) I did find several very small oil leaks in the casting of the PSRU. = I'll confer with Tracy as to how to address these.=20 I used the James Rotary Cowl - same one as the Power Sport rotary = used - mounted my oil and water radiators underneath the engine, bought = an engine from a wrecked RX-8 with less than 10,000 miles on it. The = engine was not disassembled. I also used (with some modifications) the = exhaust, intake, fuel injection parts, spark plugs, plug wires, coils, = 100 amp alternator, oil injecton with Richards adaptor, water pump and = water outlet system with the thermostat removed. (See attached pictures) I will be adding a cowl flap to keep the oil and water temps. cooler = in the hottest summer and warmer in the coldest winter temperatures. My prop is a Catto 76 in. dia X 88 in. pitch and my max. cruise rpm = is only 6200. I am over- propped for the HP currently being produced. = This does allow me to cruise at rpms around 5400 when I want to go = fairly fast and keep fuel flow down.=20 My intake and muffler systems could be improved to raise HP. I've = been flying side-by-side with my neighbors RV-7A with a Lyco. 180 HP = engine and a metal fixed pitch prop. At the same take-off weight we = climb about the same rate and in cruise we are about the same speed. I = believe I will be slightly faster above 8000 feet alt. in cruise. My success so far is in large part due to the contributions others = have made to my project by posting - their successes and failures, = thoughts, knowledge, suggestions and references to other sources - to = this list!!! A Special "Thank You" to Ed Anderson, Lynn Hanover, Al Gietzen and = all the other contributors for all the great knowledge they bring to = the rotary group! Dennis Haverlah -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.=20 Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1213 - Release Date: = 1/7/2008 9:14 AM ------=_NextPart_000_0483_01C85154.27A02AD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Same from here Dennis, clean install, nice=20 work.
Greg Ward
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Joe Berki=20
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 = 5:09=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 60 = Hour=20 Inspecton

Excellent Dennis!! Great=20 workmanship!!
 
Joe Berki
Limo EZ
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dennis Haverlah
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Monday, January 07, = 2008 6:33=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] 60 Hour=20 Inspecton



60 Hour Inspection : RV-7A, RX-8 Renesis = engine,=20 James Rotary Cowl, Radiators under engine

As of January 08 = I've flown=20 my Renesis powered RV-7A about 60 hours.  At the 60 hour mark I = did a=20 detailed inspection of the intake and exhaust systems as well as = everything=20 else under the cowl.
I found no cracks or other problems with = the=20 exhaust system!!  The heat shield between the muffler and the = left cowl=20 had lost one attachment screw- no big deal.  Attached are = pictures of=20 the exhaust.  I use a stock RX-8 exhaust manifold - a 4 in dia. = X=20 approx. 6 inch long swirl pipe(see third picture) to redirect the = exhaust=20 from the front to the rear of the  plane and a Flowmaster = Hushpower=20 Resonator (PN - 12512400) as the exhaust muffler.  Everyone who = hears=20 the airplane fly comments on how quiet the engine is - neighbors = call it the=20 Stealth Rotary RV!  It is super quiet compared to my neighbors = 180=20 Lycom. RV-7A.   I don't know if the Flowmaster muffler = will=20 withstand the exhaust pulses from the RX-7 engine rotors but I feel=20 confident the muffler will work with the Renesis.  Mark Steitle = with=20 his 20 B engine and Flowmaster resonator will have first hand = knowledge=20 soon!

I had previously found that one EGT probe extension = wire melted=20 - it was about 8 inches from the exhaust system.  The probe = wires=20 leads were not damaged but the extension thermocouple = wire from=20 A/S had insulation that melted from the exhaust heat.  I have = rerouted=20 the extension wire to keep it away from the exhaust.

There = were no=20 problems with the intake system. It is fabricated  using part = of the=20 RX-8 manifold  and a home-made intake plenum.  I used the = stock=20 injectors, fuel rails and injector locations.  The fuel pulse = damper=20 was removed! (Pictures in next E-Mail)

I did find several = very small=20 oil leaks in the casting of the PSRU.  I'll confer with Tracy = as to how=20 to address these.

I used the James Rotary Cowl - same one as = the=20 Power Sport rotary used - mounted my oil and water radiators=20 underneath the engine, bought an engine from a wrecked = RX-8 =20 with less than 10,000 miles on it.  The engine was not = disassembled.=20   I also used (with some modifications) the exhaust, intake, = fuel=20 injection parts, spark plugs, plug wires, coils, 100 amp alternator, = oil=20 injecton with Richards adaptor,  water pump and water outlet = system=20 with the thermostat removed. (See attached pictures)

I will = be adding=20 a cowl flap to keep the oil and water temps. cooler in the hottest = summer=20 and warmer in the coldest winter temperatures.

My prop is a = Catto 76=20 in. dia X 88 in. pitch and my max. cruise rpm is only 6200.  I = am over-=20 propped for the HP currently being produced.  This does allow = me to=20 cruise at rpms around 5400 when I want to go fairly fast and keep = fuel flow=20 down.

My intake and muffler systems could be improved = to=20 raise HP.  I've been flying side-by-side with my neighbors = RV-7A with a=20 Lyco. 180 HP engine and a metal fixed pitch prop.  At the same = take-off=20 weight we climb about the same rate and in cruise we are about the = same=20 speed.  I believe I will be slightly faster above 8000 feet = alt. in=20 cruise.

My success so far is in large part due to the=20 contributions others have made to my project by posting - their = successes=20 and failures, thoughts, knowledge, suggestions  and references = to other=20 sources - to this list!!!

A Special "Thank You" to Ed = Anderson, Lynn=20 Hanover, Al Gietzen and all the other contributors  for all the = great=20 knowledge they bring to the rotary group!

Dennis Haverlah

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