X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost01.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.51] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTP id 2892306 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 May 2008 20:38:33 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.51; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from fwebmail04.isp.att.net ([204.127.218.104]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc01) with SMTP id <20080504003755H0100ppba3e>; Sun, 4 May 2008 00:37:55 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [204.127.218.104] Received: from [4.244.72.208] by fwebmail04.isp.att.net; Sun, 04 May 2008 00:37:54 +0000 From: "Kelly Troyer" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ernest Dyke Delta 13B N/A Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 00:37:54 +0000 Message-Id: <050420080037.15043.481D05620005BDFC00003AC322216128369B0A02D29B9B0EBF019D9B040A05@att.net> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Mar 10 2008) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VsdHJvQGF0dC5uZXQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_15043_1209861474_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_15043_1209861474_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ernest (or ED), Curious as to what seals were used for coolant (stock or TES) and/or rotor oil seals ??......... (TES= Teflon Encapsulated Silicon) -- Kelly Troyer "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold -------------- Original message from "Ed Anderson" : -------------- Flew over today, to watch Earnest put together his 13B NA for his Dyke Delta project. A couple of others were there to watch the show as well. Earnest got it together in fine fashion (after finding out that the small triangular part of the apex seal can (will?) hop out of its slot into undesirable locations like: 1. Inside the rotor itself (the oil cooling passages) 2. Inside the side housing coolant galleys. But with the help of hylomar on end of a brush, a pick and some well chosen words, all were retrieved {:>). All in all, Earnest put it together like a pro. His self make ceramic coated rotors and using a dry film lubricant were a different approach than I had seen anyone else try. So looking forward to seeing it run in the near future. His engine installation has a couple of features not commonly seen including an EWP, induction blower and integrated PM generator among others. So will be looking forward to the results of these efforts as well. A fun day. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_15043_1209861474_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Ernest (or ED),

Curious as to what seals were used for coolant (stock or TES)

and/or rotor oil seals ??.........

(TES= Teflon Encapsulated Silicon)

--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold

-------------- Original message from "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>: --------------

Flew over today, to watch Earnest put together his 13B NA for his Dyke Delta project.

A couple of others were there to watch the show as well. Earnest got it together in fine fashion (after finding out that the small triangular part of the apex seal can (will?) hop out of its slot into undesirable locations like:

1. Inside the rotor itself (the oil cooling passages)

2. Inside the side housing coolant galleys.

But with the help of hylomar on end of a brush, a pick and some well chosen words, all were retrieved {:>).

All in all, Earnest put it together like a pro. His self make ceramic coated rotors and using a dry film lubricant were a different approach than I had seen anyone else try. So looking forward to seeing it run in the near future.

His engine installation has a couple of features not commonly seen including an EWP, induction blower and integrated PM generator among others. So will be looking forward to the results of these efforts as well.

A fun day.

Ed

Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC

--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_15043_1209861474_0--