X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.121] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3598926 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:57:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.121; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090428015721048.LTHR2063@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:57:21 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Sun & Fun 2009 Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:57:29 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C9C783.29291050" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcnHpK/iZzAL/f6fQrWTWJDN1EPXmg== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Message-Id: <20090428015721048.LTHR2063@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C9C783.29291050 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Great weather at Sun & Fun after running a gauntlet of two squall lines across Northern Florida on Monday on the way down. Attendance seemed to be down a bit, but saw a number of old friends and made some new ones. First morning, I thought Tracy and I would be the only rotary powered aircraft on "Auto Row", but Bill Eslick and his wife Linda showed up and the Chuck Dunlop flew his yellow bird in from Arizona. So we ended up with 4 rotary powered birds and one Subaru installation that started out as one of Eggenfellers FWF units and got extensively modified including the owner (Larry) own gear box design. He also removed the two GM cores that were up front (similar to mine but that had no ducting on the Eggenfeller installation) and placed a huge radiator back of the engine. Apparently it was working OK. I think there were a couple of Corvair engines in some Kr2 aircraft, but that was about it. The Cozy Girrls were there with their products tailored for the canard birds and an very nice aluminum bezel (goes better with glass cockpit styles than my "steam gauge" format) which remotes the display and control buttons of my EFISM unit. Ed Klepeis was there with his fine looking radiators and other components. Ed's been suggesting I should exchange my old GM cores for some of his fine radiators, but I keep resisting as long as the cores keep doing the job. So I kept a close eye on Ed to make sure he didn't approach my aircraft with an ice pick {:>}. As some of you know, I got dragged over to the "dark side" and got talked into designing a monitor for the Emag/Pmag electronic ignition system. Got to demonstrate it to the Emag guys and they were favorably impressed, so it looks like right now me and my partner will be the first ones to have a unit on the street. But, I'm sure the EFISM big guys won't be far behind. I guess the only thing a bit disappointing is that after 10 years, we still don't have more of the flying rotary's show up. But, certainly trying to make it here from California and other distant places given the distance and weather can be problematic. Its not that I'm getting tired of seeing the same faces, but would be nice to see a "second generation" of 3 or 4 installations sitting along side us old guys with our old mounts. In any case, the bull sessions were great and we had our own little camping area were most of us were able to camp out. Hope to see more of you there next year. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C9C783.29291050 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Great weather at Sun & Fun after running a = gauntlet of two squall lines across Northern Florida on Monday on the way down.  Attendance seemed to be down a bit, but = saw a number of old friends and made some new = ones.

 

First morning, I thought Tracy and I would be the = only rotary powered aircraft on “Auto Row”, but Bill Eslick and = his wife  Linda showed up and the Chuck Dunlop flew his yellow bird in from = Arizona.  So we ended up with 4 rotary powered birds and one Subaru installation that started out = as one of Eggenfellers  FWF units and got extensively modified including = the owner (Larry) own gear box design.  He also removed the two GM cores that = were up front (similar to mine but that had no ducting on the Eggenfeller = installation) and placed a huge radiator back of the engine.  Apparently it was = working OK.

 

I think there were a couple of Corvair engines in = some Kr2 aircraft, but that was about it.

 

The Cozy Girrls were there with their products = tailored for the canard birds and an very nice  aluminum bezel (goes better with = glass cockpit styles than my “steam gauge” format) which remotes = the display and control buttons of my EFISM unit.   Ed Klepeis was = there with his fine looking radiators and other components.  Ed’s been = suggesting I should exchange my old GM cores for some of his fine radiators, but I = keep resisting as long as the cores keep doing the job.  So I kept a = close eye on Ed to make sure he didn’t approach my aircraft with an ice pick = {:>}.

 

As some of you know, I got dragged over to the = “dark side” and got talked into designing a monitor for the Emag/Pmag electronic ignition system.  Got to demonstrate it to the Emag guys = and they were favorably impressed, so it looks like right now me and my partner = will be the first ones to have a unit on the street.  But, I’m sure = the EFISM big guys won’t be far behind.

 

I guess the only thing a bit disappointing is that = after 10 years, we still don’t have more of the flying rotary’s show = up.  But, certainly trying to make it here from California and other distant places = given the distance and weather can be = problematic.

 

Its not that I’m getting tired of seeing the = same faces, but would be nice to see a “second generation” of 3 = or 4 installations sitting along side us old guys with our old = mounts.

 

In any case, the bull sessions were great and we had = our own little camping area were most of us were able to camp = out.

 

Hope to see more of you there next = year.

 

Ed 

 

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

http://www.flyrotary.com/

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

http://www.r= otaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm

 

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