X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-db01.mx.aol.com ([205.188.91.95] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4389226 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:40:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.91.95; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (imo-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.138]) by imr-db01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o6C2dFvk028766 for ; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:39:15 -0400 Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.bf4.6ee67689 (34982) for ; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:39:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-m19.mail.aol.com (magic-m19.mail.aol.com [172.21.136.208]) by cia-da08.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADA087-88a64c3a804d304; Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:39:09 -0400 From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <4925e.216b14b8.396bda4d@aol.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:39:09 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Flight Test To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_4925e.216b14b8.396bda4d_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5203 X-AOL-ORIG-IP: 173.88.9.178 X-AOL-IP: 172.21.136.208 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Lehanover@aol.com --part1_4925e.216b14b8.396bda4d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/11/2010 9:29:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, downing.j@sbcglobal.net writes: 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 That EGT is right on the number. Just rich of best power. It will keep running better for 4 more hours, then settle down a bit. It will run cooler on its own too. Sounds like a cruise of over 200 once its broken in and tuned up a bit.. I found out years ago that press in seals must be positively retained. A hot trans will pitch out the rear seal and dump the oil. Don't pitch the Marcotte just yet. A simple clip on each side to retain the seal may be a simple fix. What does a less than stellar landing do to one of those? Kudos on the flight and aircraft. Lynn E. Hanover --part1_4925e.216b14b8.396bda4d_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 7/11/2010 9:29:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 downing.j@sbcglobal.net writes:

Here is some test data on my 13B Tailwi= nd. =20 Marcotte Redrive, ration 25 x 51.

1st hour

engine rpm 5600 max   &n= bsp; =20 prop is Fred Felix 67 x 70, bi-cambered

water temp 190

oil temp     &= nbsp;=20 192

fuel press     = ;=20 42

ex temp     1600

MAP     &nb= sp;     28.= 5

OAT     &nb= sp;      =20 76

air speed indicated 163

2nd hour

engine rpm=20 5800        At .7 hr into flight the= engine=20 was picking up rpm so I throttled back 100 rpm's and tuned the A/F=20

water temp =20 185        mixture and the engine pic= ked=20 rpm to 5800 rpm again. The engine must be breaking in and it=20 was

oil=20 tem        =20 170       running real nice, VVI was= =20 indicating climb of 200 feet per minute. At this point the Marcott= e=20 Redrive

fuel press     = ;=20 42        started to vibrate so I thr= ottled=20 back to 2000rpm on the engine, by this time I could smell 80w and=20

ex temp    =20 1600        smoke. I did a 360= turn=20 and I'm flying in the only cloud for 100 miles. It doesn't give yo= u a=20 fuzzy      =20             =             &n= bsp;      =20 warm feeling going 190 mph and having a fire at 4000 feet AGL. &nbs= p; My=20 landing was less than stellar

MAP     &nb= sp;      =20 27        so will have to repair the= plane=20 next winter. I should have been reading between the lines in the= =20

OAT     &nb= sp;       60    &nb= sp;   =20 Contact Magazine and replaced the redrive before flight, when it failed= the=20 front seal fell out and the

air speed indicated=20 190         80W followed.=

Thanks to all you folks for you assista= nce in=20 getting the engine running real nice. To bad the redrive was=20 garbage.

JohnD....I was really happy I didn't ge= t=20 injured

=

That EGT is right on the number. Just rich of best power. It will kee= p=20 running better for 4 more hours, then settle down a bit. It will run coole= r on=20 its own too. Sounds like a cruise of over 200 once its broken in and tuned= up a=20 bit.. I found out years ago that press in seals must be positively= =20 retained. A hot trans will pitch out the rear seal and dump the oil. Don't= pitch=20 the Marcotte just yet. A simple clip on each side to retain the seal may= be a=20 simple fix.

What does a less than stellar landing do to one of those? Kudos on th= e=20 flight and aircraft.

Lynn E. Hanover

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