X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp0.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4381611 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:15:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.56; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from main (unknown [66.243.228.135]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33EB61BFF50 for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2010 19:15:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Flight Report Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 18:16:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A2_01CB1C6E.2BDEE7C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A2_01CB1C6E.2BDEE7C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark, you are flying the PP engine? right? I think this is something worth = mentioning. I believe it is the only PP flying at the time.=20 Judging by the issues you are dealing with, the PP section seems to be a = no brainer. The reason I am addressing this is the fact that during my = work on the PP single rotor, there was never any issue with the PP = during all the testing and modifications, it just keeps running whenever = I want it to, and it is running good. I am working hard on joining you = soon with my PP Rotary. Richard Sohn N2071U ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 4:18 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Flight Report Guys, Things have been a little too quiet on the list lately, so I thought I = would post a flight report on the Renesis water pump conversion I = recently completed on my 20B. =20 I recently converted my 20B to accept the Renesis water pump. I did = this after weighing the two and found that it would save 6-7 lbs. While = it was more work that I had estimated, it turned out well worth the = effort. After working through a persistent misfire issue over the past = few weeks which was cured by careful attention to the CAS setup, I was = finally able to take to the air last weekend. OAT was 69-70* @ 2,500 = msl and there was a 3000' ceiling, so I didn't go any higher. =20 Things went very well, climbing out at 6700 rpm water got to 175*, oil = to 185*. Circling at a modest 25.5" MAP, water temps dropped to 143*, = oil settled in at 160* (my oil temp target). Adding power, I saw the = oil temps starting to creap up a bit, bumping 165*. Cowl flap was left = open during the entire flight. Needless to say, I am very pleased. =20 It should be noted that in conjuction to the Renesis water pump, I = added a Laminova oil/water exchanger. It is connected to the coolant = return line and in series with the oil/air exchanger. I measured a 10* = increase in coolant temp through the exchanger. I haven't measured the = oil temp drop yet. However I estimate the oil temp drop through the = exchanger to be 20-25*. =20 Mark ------=_NextPart_000_00A2_01CB1C6E.2BDEE7C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mark,
 
you are flying the PP engine? right? I = think this=20 is something worth mentioning. I believe it is the only PP flying at the = time.=20
Judging by the issues you are dealing = with, the PP=20 section seems to be a no brainer. The reason I am addressing this is the = fact=20 that during my work on the PP single rotor, there was never any issue = with the=20 PP during all the testing and modifications, it just keeps running = whenever I=20 want it to, and it is running good. I am working hard on joining you = soon with=20 my PP Rotary.
 
Richard Sohn
N2071U
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark = Steitle=20
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 = 4:18 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Flight = Report

Guys,
 
Things have been a little too quiet on the list lately, so I = thought I=20 would post a flight report on the Renesis water pump conversion I = recently completed on my 20B. 
 
I recently converted my 20B to accept the Renesis = water=20 pump.  I did this after weighing the two and found that it = would=20 save 6-7 lbs.  While it was more work that I had estimated,=20 it turned out well worth the effort.  After working through = a=20 persistent misfire issue over the past few weeks which was cured by = careful=20 attention to the CAS setup, I was finally able to take to the air last = weekend.  OAT was 69-70* @ 2,500 msl and there was a 3000' = ceiling, so I=20 didn't go any higher.  
 
Things went very well, climbing out at 6700 rpm water got to = 175*, oil to=20 185*.  Circling at a modest 25.5" MAP, water temps dropped = to 143*,=20 oil settled in at 160* (my oil temp target).  Adding power, I saw = the oil=20 temps starting to creap up a bit, bumping 165*.  Cowl flap = was left=20 open during the entire flight.  Needless to say, I am very=20 pleased.  
 
It should be noted that in conjuction to the Renesis = water=20 pump, I added a Laminova oil/water exchanger.  It is connected to = the=20 coolant return line and in series with the oil/air = exchanger.  I=20 measured a 10* increase in coolant temp through the exchanger.  I = haven't measured the oil temp drop yet.  However=20 I estimate the oil temp drop through the exchanger to=20 be 20-25*.  
 
Mark    
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