X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-fx0-f52.google.com ([209.85.161.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTPS id 5068572 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:18:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.161.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by fxd18 with SMTP id 18so3187850fxd.25 for ; Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:17:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=NQ+nGKOrhewCVpdiuwbJmoV3/c6LEi/uv+5GVUkch7I=; b=V8lJglnU9IU2mgtAPfNl6/eX6lxmOZUWA4499VF+6Sl1Qzc8Vpuh+O98EkQSzWItS7 DCRUJYfIgwZZ5NOq6iCRWKDzxQEKmJ+2hYvokybarnGfXeDlMiTAou4Gdi4CW2jQAj9p jTvuEf6qEkx/wOYzJIHuUmgMSbMD3lKl77oEc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.56.66 with SMTP id x2mr901199fag.52.1312031862607; Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:17:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.72.14 with HTTP; Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:17:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:17:42 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Back to Phase 1 testing From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001517592be01acf5f04a94939be --001517592be01acf5f04a94939be Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ed, There's little chance of anyone else catching up to you anyway. You're the HCH champ! Mark On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 6:55 AM, Ed Anderson wrote: > ** > Ok, Mark, but that detracts 2 points from your "Hairy Chested Hero" credit > {:>) > > Ed > > *From:* Mark Steitle > *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2011 7:20 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Back to Phase 1 testing > > > Gee, two rotors to come home on doesn't provide much excitement, > > Ed, > > That's the whole point of going with a 3-rotor, that and MORE POWER!!! > BWAAAAAHHHHH > > Mark > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Ed Anderson wrote: > >> Gee, two rotors to come home on doesn't provide much excitement, Tracy. >> >> Sort of reminds me way back in the old days of using the Rx-7 ignition >> coils and ballast resistors blowing on them. For some reason seems like >> that only happened to you and me. >> >> We are all awaiting some performance numbers for that RV8-3R, so next time >> take your bottle and give those Ls1 coils a real try out. >> >> Ed >> >> ------------------------------**-------------------- >> From: "Tracy" >> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 2:13 PM >> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back to Phase 1 testing >> >> >> Was finally getting around to doing hot weather cooling and altitude >>> performance testing in the RV-8 yesterday. Cooling was good during a high >>> power climb to 14500 ft where I leveled out ( I had forgotten to put the Ox >>> bottle in the plane). Throttled up to WOT to see where the speed topped >>> out at but. After less than a minute I felt some engine roughness and >>> noticed rotor 3 EGT went above alarm threshold so I throttled back to low >>> power. #3 EGT then went low off scale and I could tell that the engine was >>> only running on 2 rotors. I then smelled a faint electrical burning smell >>> that lasted about 2 minutes. Engine was surprisingly smooth for having a >>> dead rotor and still had more than enough power for cruise flight but >>> obviously it was time to get back on the ground and find out what went >>> wrong. did all the usual diagnostics on the long glide down with no joy. >>> >>> Made normal landing, poped off the cowl and coil diagnostics test >>> revealed that both coils on rotor 3 were dead. I had done the coil disable >>> tests prior to takeoff so I know they were both good then. I'm using RX-8 >>> coils and there have been too many failures for me to feel good about them >>> any longer. I ordered a set of LS-1s to replace them. >>> >>> Tracy >>> -- >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:** >>> 81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >>> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:** >> 81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > --001517592be01acf5f04a94939be Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed,=A0

There's little chance of anyone else catching= up to you anyway. =A0You're the HCH champ!

Ma= rk

On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 6:55 AM, Ed An= derson <e= anderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
Ok, Mark, =A0but that detracts 2 points from your= =20 "Hairy Chested Hero" credit {:>)
=A0
Ed

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Back to Phase 1 testing


Gee, two=20 rotors to come home on doesn't provide much excitement,

Ed,

That's the whole point=20 of going with a 3-rotor, that and MORE POWER!!!=20 =A0BWAAAAAHHHHH

Mark

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>=20 wrote:
Gee, two rotors to come home on doesn= 't provide much=20 excitement, Tracy.

Sort of reminds me way back in the old days of = using=20 the Rx-7 ignition coils and ballast resistors blowing on them. =A0For som= e=20 reason seems like that only happened to you and me.

We are all awa= iting=20 some performance numbers for that RV8-3R, so next time take your bottle a= nd=20 give those Ls1 coils a real try=20 out.

Ed

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From:=20 "Tracy" <rwstracy@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 2:13=20 PM
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net= >
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re:=20 Back to Phase 1 testing=20


Was finally getting around to doing= hot weather cooling=20 and altitude performance testing in the RV-8 yesterday. =A0 Cooling was= =20 good during a high power climb to 14500 ft where I leveled out ( I had= =20 forgotten to put the Ox bottle in the plane). =A0 Throttled up to WOT t= o=20 see where the speed topped out at but. =A0 After less than a minute I= =20 felt some engine roughness and noticed rotor 3 EGT went above alarm=20 threshold so I throttled back to low power. =A0 #3 EGT then went low of= f=20 scale and I could tell that the engine was only running on 2 rotors. = =A0=20 I then smelled a faint electrical burning smell that lasted about 2 min= utes.=20 =A0 Engine was surprisingly smooth for having a dead rotor and still ha= d=20 more than enough power for cruise flight but obviously it was time to g= et=20 back on the ground and find out what went wrong. =A0 did all the usual= =20 diagnostics on the long glide down with no joy.

Made normal land= ing,=20 poped off the cowl and coil diagnostics test revealed that both coils o= n=20 rotor 3 were dead. =A0 I had done the coil disable tests prior to takeo= ff=20 so I know they were both good then. =A0I'm using RX-8 coils and the= re=20 have been too many failures for me to feel good about them any longer.= =20 =A0 I ordered a set of LS-1s to replace=20 them.

Tracy
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