X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from poplet2.per.eftel.com ([203.24.100.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTP id 4311593 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 May 2010 03:53:28 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.24.100.45; envelope-from=lendich@aanet.com.au Received: from sv1-1.aanet.com.au (mail.aanet.com.au [203.24.100.34]) by poplet2.per.eftel.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5642A173789 for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 15:52:49 +0800 (WST) Received: from ownerf1fc517b8 (203.171.92.134.static.rev.aanet.com.au [203.171.92.134]) by sv1-1.aanet.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id 7005BBEC035 for ; Wed, 12 May 2010 15:52:47 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] first run #2 Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 17:52:47 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01CAF1FB.EE7D39F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 100511-1, 05/11/2010), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01CAF1FB.EE7D39F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kevin, Very Nice - a credit to you.. George ( down under) with clean fuel filters, plus an electric fuel pump and regulator, it = is sounding more like a real engine. sorry about the diesel truck noise = in the background. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DxlDmdQqC-Sc the video doesn't relay how incredibly loud this is, just about = painful at the higher rpms. I got out my noise canceling headset and = turned it on for later runs. I'm going to have to remount the prop to = gain a bit of cooling. water temp hit 180=B0 after 2 minutes of several = short runs. still want to confirm the tach is reading correctly. this = run showed idle around 800rpm and high point near 3400rpm. does that = seem right? I need to test more, but the MSD rev limiter "pills" seemed = to limit at half their marked value, I.e. the 3000 at 1500.....the video = shows it with the 7000rpm limit pill installed. need to borrow a prop = tach. KevinLane Carpentry www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01CAF1FB.EE7D39F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Kevin,

Very Nice - a credit to = you..

George ( down under)

with clean fuel filters, plus an = electric fuel=20 pump and regulator, it is sounding more like a real engine. = sorry about=20 the diesel truck noise in the background.

http://www.youtube.= com/watch?v=3DxlDmdQqC-Sc

the video doesn't relay how = incredibly loud=20 this is, just about painful at the higher rpms. I got out my noise = canceling=20 headset and turned it on for later runs. I'm going to have to = remount=20 the prop to gain a bit of cooling. water temp hit 180=B0 after 2 = minutes=20 of several short runs. still want to confirm the tach is reading = correctly. this run showed idle around 800rpm and high point = near=20 3400rpm. does that seem right? I need to test more, but = the MSD=20 rev limiter "pills" seemed to limit at half their marked value, I.e. = the 3000=20 at 1500.....the video shows it with the 7000rpm limit pill=20 installed. need to borrow a prop tach.

KevinLane Carpentry
www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com=

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