Hard to tell with any certainty but the EGTs looked a little more balanced. I saw over 3300 RPM static, I think a new record for me.
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- Mon Sep 02, 2024 2:11 pm
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
It's been almost 3 months since the last flight - engine is back together and we did our first ground run. Flight to follow tomorrow.
Hard to tell with any certainty but the EGTs looked a little more balanced. I saw over 3300 RPM static, I think a new record for me.
Hard to tell with any certainty but the EGTs looked a little more balanced. I saw over 3300 RPM static, I think a new record for me.
- Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
- Replies: 1594
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Re: Summer temperatures and cooling
Here is the left rear baffle (super tin) before:
After:
Right rear after:
After:
Right rear after:
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- Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:08 pm
- Forum: Aerovee
- Topic: Summer temperatures and cooling
- Replies: 62
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Re: Waiex-B 0022
WaiexB22 wrote:Progress has been slower than I would like,
Odd, that never happens here! What's the right font to depict sarcasm? I always forget.
Looks great!
- Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:15 am
- Forum: Photo Album
- Topic: Waiex-B 0022
- Replies: 41
- Views: 22333
Re: Summer temperatures and cooling
Installed.
Safety wired up on top.
Now I'm working on the rear baffles. If the super tin was just better, we wouldn't have to do anything.
Safety wired up on top.
Now I'm working on the rear baffles. If the super tin was just better, we wouldn't have to do anything.
- Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:25 pm
- Forum: Aerovee
- Topic: Summer temperatures and cooling
- Replies: 62
- Views: 60329
Re: Summer temperatures and cooling
Here is one ready to install.
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- Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:39 pm
- Forum: Aerovee
- Topic: Summer temperatures and cooling
- Replies: 62
- Views: 60329
Re: Engine thrust line
. diagnose/resolve engine consistent roughness between 1200 and 1400 rpm's. jim / funflyingguy One thing that can cause roughness in an AeroVee is mixture too rich. The trick at low power is the mixture control is not super effective because of the low flow. But if you can get it to run well by lea...
- Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:44 am
- Forum: Rotax
- Topic: Engine thrust line
- Replies: 31
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Re: Worth changing prop from 64 to 66 for cruise speed boost
Skippydiesel wrote:Out of curiosity - since when was prop pitch measured in inches??
Probably a hundred years ago or so. It's the theoretical distance the prop would move forward if there was no slip, like if it was a screw going into metal.
- Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:47 pm
- Forum: Sonex
- Topic: Worth changing prop from 64 to 66 for cruise speed boost?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 651
Re: Summer temperatures and cooling
Prototype inter cylinder baffle.
Here it's removed and you can see the sharpie mark I traced from the baffle.
Here it's removed and you can see the sharpie mark I traced from the baffle.
- Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:43 pm
- Forum: Aerovee
- Topic: Summer temperatures and cooling
- Replies: 62
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Re: Engine mounts sagging
loutoth wrote:Hi Bryan,
Maybe the speed record wore out my rubber bushings early? Not really....
Undoubtedly! I just figured out that the youtube link was in your signature.
A quick progress report on the Super Pro bushings, I have about 200 flight hours on them now and no sagging.
- Tue Aug 27, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: Aerovee
- Topic: Engine mounts sagging
- Replies: 83
- Views: 59672
