-------------- 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