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 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4389397 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:04 -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 D57A31735FF for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:59:26 +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 F28AABEC014 for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:59:25 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Flight Test Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:59:31 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01CB21EB.FAD7F800" 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 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 100711-1, 07/11/2010), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CB21EB.FAD7F800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John, Sorry to hear about fire, however good feed back on the reduction drive. = What did Contact say about the reduction drive. George ( down under)=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:24 AM 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=20 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=20 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=20 OAT 60 Contact Magazine and replaced the redrive = before flight, when it failed the front seal fell out and the=20 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_01CB21EB.FAD7F800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
John,
Sorry to hear about fire, however good = feed back on=20 the reduction drive. What did Contact say about the reduction=20 drive.
George ( down under)
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 = 11:24=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Flight = Test

Here is some test data on my 13B = Tailwind. =20 Marcotte Redrive, ration 25 x 51.
 
1st hour
 
engine rpm 5600 = max     =20 prop is Fred Felix 67 x 70, bi-cambered
water temp  190
oil = temp      =20 192
fuel = press     =20 42
ex temp     = 1600
MAP          &= nbsp;28.5
OAT          &= nbsp; =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 = picked=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 = Marcotte=20 Redrive
fuel = press     =20 42        started to vibrate so I = throttled=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 = you a=20 fuzzy      =20 =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;      =20 warm feeling going 190 mph and having a fire at 4000 feet = AGL.   My=20 landing was less than stellar
MAP          &= nbsp; =20 27        so will have to repair = the plane=20 next winter.  I should have been reading between the lines in the =
OAT          &= nbsp;  60        =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 = assistance in=20 getting the engine running real nice.  To bad the redrive was=20 garbage.
 
JohnD....I was really happy I didn't = get=20 injured
 
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