X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4389184 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:03:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=z54FopLjrHXEMhI0cHx4gQptAyxaGpb0+Dae5S69HmE= c=1 sm=0 a=wbKXeunVgZ0A:10 a=Er6hwA6a1l4K/FyzC6NN7w==:17 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=VszFuC_VQpZvmjcUTPMA:9 a=k6WBqcbX7GCqWJt--pXi--wA5p4A:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=3bMuv6QSVn34_mnN3vIA:9 a=cHsGxEQTpvoDAxVfqEUA:7 a=jZbpk4HeVajf_HOAEa8xh5lxbH4A:4 a=Er6hwA6a1l4K/FyzC6NN7w==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 75.181.123.159 Received: from [75.181.123.159] ([75.181.123.159:52414] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.39 r()) with ESMTP id D9/A7-15315-6B77A3C4; Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:02:31 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Flight Test Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:00:42 -0400 Message-ID: <000601cb2166$08a78c10$19f6a430$@rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01CB2144.8195EC10" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcshYbc9vkBiO7AbRHKFEttVJVn86QABAAgQ Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CB2144.8195EC10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry to hear about the incident, John. The important thing is you are OK - the aircraft can be repaired. Sounds like your engine was performing very nicely to get 190 indicated. You might want to consider one of Real World Solutions PSRUs - I've been very happy with mine. Ed Anderson From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of John Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:24 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Flight Test Here is some test data on my 13B Tailwind. Marcotte Redrive, ration 25 x 51. 1st hour engine rpm 5600 max prop is Fred Felix 67 x 70, bi-cambered water temp 190 oil temp 192 fuel press 42 ex temp 1600 MAP 28.5 OAT 76 air speed indicated 163 2nd hour engine rpm 5800 At .7 hr into flight the engine was picking up rpm so I throttled back 100 rpm's and tuned the A/F water temp 185 mixture and the engine picked rpm to 5800 rpm again. The engine must be breaking in and it was oil tem 170 running real nice, VVI was indicating climb of 200 feet per minute. At this point the Marcotte Redrive fuel press 42 started to vibrate so I throttled back to 2000rpm on the engine, by this time I could smell 80w and ex temp 1600 smoke. I did a 360 turn and I'm flying in the only cloud for 100 miles. It doesn't give you a fuzzy warm feeling going 190 mph and having a fire at 4000 feet AGL. My landing was less than stellar MAP 27 so will have to repair the plane next winter. I should have been reading between the lines in the OAT 60 Contact Magazine and replaced the redrive before flight, when it failed the front seal fell out and the air speed indicated 190 80W followed. Thanks to all you folks for you assistance in getting the engine running real nice. To bad the redrive was garbage. JohnD....I was really happy I didn't get injured ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CB2144.8195EC10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Sorry to hear about the incident, John. The = important thing is you are OK - the aircraft can be repaired. Sounds like your engine = was performing very nicely to get 190 indicated.

You might want to consider one of Real World Solutions = PSRUs - I've been very happy with mine.

Ed Anderson

From:= Rotary = motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = John
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 9:24 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Flight Test

Here is some test data on my 13B Tailwind. Marcotte Redrive, ration 25 = x 51.

1st hour

engine rpm 5600 max prop is Fred Felix 67 x 70, bi-cambered

water temp 190

oil temp 192

fuel press 42

ex temp 1600

MAP &nbs= p; 28.5<= /o:p>

OAT &nbs= p; 76

air speed indicated 163

2nd hour

engine rpm 5800 At .7 hr into flight = the engine was picking up rpm so I throttled back 100 rpm's and tuned the = A/F

water temp 185 mixture and the = engine picked rpm to 5800 rpm again. The engine must be breaking in and = it was

oil tem 170 running real nice, VVI was indicating climb of 200 feet per minute. At this point the = Marcotte Redrive

fuel press 42 started to vibrate so I = throttled back to 2000rpm on the engine, by this time I could smell 80w and =

ex temp = 1600 smoke. I did a 360 turn and I'm flying in the only cloud for 100 miles. It doesn't give you a = fuzzy &= nbsp; &n= bsp; warm feeling going 190 mph and having a fire at 4000 feet = AGL. My landing was less than stellar

MAP &nbs= p; 27 so will have to repair the = plane next winter. I should have been reading between the lines in the =

OAT &nbs= p; 60&nb= sp; Contact Magazine and replaced the redrive before flight, when it failed = the front seal fell out and the

air speed indicated 190 80W followed.

Thanks to all you folks for you assistance in getting the engine running real nice. To bad the redrive was garbage.

JohnD....I was really happy I didn't get injured

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