REFLECTOR:First Flight
Velocity_AZ
reflector@tvbf.org
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:27:02 -0700
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After 3 years and 4 months of building, this past weekend Mike Pollock,
Velocity owner and test pilot, made the first flights of our Velocity,
N111VX. My wife and I flew chase with Milt Mersky and Dave Bertram in Milt’
s & Mike’s Velocity.
Elite Long-Wing, Fixed-Gear
Empty Weight 1505
Re-Man IO-360-C1E6 from Lycon (in CA) with high compression pistons
M-T Prop
Single oil cooler (in front)
Downdraft cooling
Presently in primer, no interior (just seats)
Saturday 6/28: The outside temp was about 90 (it was morning) (it’s hot in
Scottsdale, AZ now). CHTs were high (over 400) on taxi. She flew
beautifully for about 15 minutes over the airport but the oil temp was
slowly rising. At 245 degrees, Mike decided to land. The lowest oil temp
on descent was 230. Mike said that the wire duct was quite hot. CHTs were
high but under 425 in flight. Oil reached around 256 and CHTs reach around
467 by the time Mike taxied back and shutdown. We were expecting high temps
until the engine was broken in but the oil temp was concerning. Duane Swing
suggested that a small NACA scoop in the fuselage at the forward end of the
pilot wire duct that holds both oil lines would help by keeping the lines
cooler in flight. We put in the NACA scoop (or hole for the time being) and
the next morning we flew again. CHTs were below 425 (mostly around 370-380)
and oil temp was below 245 the entire time. Between the engine slowing
breaking in and the small NACA for the oil lines all temps were in check.
We flew for almost 2 hours in the local practice area around 6,000’. Mike
did slow flight, stalls, steep turns and flutter tests – everything went
fine – she flew beautifully.
Pictures can be seen at:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291366131&code=5662024&mode=invite
<http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291366131&code=5662024&mode=invite>
I should have my transition training completed sometime this week and will
hopefully personally fly her before the weekend. Can’t wait and still can’t
find the words…
Kevin
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color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>After 3 years and 4 months of building, this past weekend Mike =
Pollock,
Velocity owner and test pilot, made the first flights of our Velocity,
N111VX.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>My wife and I =
flew chase
with Milt Mersky and Dave Bertram in Milt’s & Mike’s =
Velocity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Elite Long-Wing, Fixed-Gear<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Empty Weight 1505<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Re-Man IO-360-C1E6 from Lycon (in CA) with high compression =
pistons<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>M-T Prop<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Single oil cooler (in front)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Downdraft cooling<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Presently in primer, no interior (just =
seats)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Saturday 6/28: The outside temp was about 90 (it was morning) =
(it’s hot
in Scottsdale, AZ now).<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</span>CHTs
were high (over 400) on taxi.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</span>She
flew beautifully for about 15 minutes over the airport but the oil temp =
was
slowly rising.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At 245 =
degrees,
Mike decided to land.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The =
lowest
oil temp on descent was 230.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</span>Mike
said that the wire duct was quite hot.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">
</span>CHTs were high but under 425 in flight.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Oil reached around 256 and CHTs reach around 467 by =
the time
Mike taxied back and shutdown.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</span>We
were expecting high temps until the engine was broken in but the oil =
temp was
concerning.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Duane Swing =
suggested
that a small NACA scoop in the fuselage at the forward end of the pilot =
wire
duct that holds both oil lines would help by keeping the lines cooler in
flight.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We put in the =
NACA scoop
(or hole for the time being) and the next morning we flew again.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>CHTs were below 425 (mostly =
around
370-380) and oil temp was below 245 the entire time.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Between the engine slowing breaking in and the small =
NACA
for the oil lines all temps were in check.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>We flew for almost 2 hours in the local practice area =
around
6,000’.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Mike did =
slow flight,
stalls, steep turns and flutter tests – everything went fine =
– she flew
beautifully.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Pictures can be seen at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href=3D"http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=3D4291366131&code=3D566=
2024&mode=3Dinvite"><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman"'>http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=3D4291366131&code=3D566=
2024&mode=3Dinvite</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>I should have my transition training completed sometime this week =
and
will hopefully personally fly her before the weekend.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Can’t wait and still can’t find the =
words…<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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