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You're welcome, Bill. Thanks for coming. The odds weren't quite that good; my -4 & Andy McCain's -8 didn't make it outof our hangars until after you left. I was really disappointed that there weren't more RV's; last July we had around 25.
Sorry I didn't get to spend more time talking to you (& picking your brain for tips on installing a rotary in my -7).
Ya'll plan on coming back this fall.
Charlie
I'll try to get some pics up asap.
Bill Eslick wrote:
Ken didn't mention that we are really catching on. Fully 50% of the RVs at Slobovia were rotary powered!
Many thanks to Charlie for a fantastic day and delicious meal.
Bill Eslick -------Original Message-------
From: Rotary motors in aircraft <mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Date: 06/09/04 20:54:24
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Slobovia / Bill Eslick's RV
We did not have but one rotary powered aircraft at Charlie's flyin this last weekend (Slobovia). However, it is a real beauty - Bill Eslick's RV-6. Now I see why it is winning awards. But the most interesting feature was the electric cowl flap - quite innovative and now I have yet another good idea to copy. Rather than trying to describe the mechanism (actually, I didn't see it close enough to do so - the cowl was on the airplane) I'll just wait to let you guys see for yourself; hopefully Bill will be able to make Tracy's flyin. Oh, and this isn't a hanger queen; Bill has almost 300 hours in less than 2 years.
We also talked about how to hang a muffler without transmitting vibration into the airplane. Well, after Bill left late Saturday afternoon I decided that the best way to do this is to again copy the idea of a manufacturer. In this case, all manufacturers who build 2 strokes use springs to mount the pipe. Go to your local motorcycle dealer and pick up 4 header pipe expansion chamber springs; mount these from each corner of the muffler to the airframe on a 45 degree angle. Should work!
Ken Powell
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