REFLECTOR:First Flight
Velocity_AZ
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Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:47:51 -0700
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Ronnie,
Thanks for looking and your suggestions. The outlet scoop for the oil
cooler is exactly what Velocity supplied and extends below the fuselage to
create the reverse scoop. On our last flight (approx. 2 hours), temps were
below max even though it was hotter outside (later in the day). I attribute
this to the air going through the wire duct cooling the oil lines and the
engine beginning to get broken in. I do have the lower engine baffles in
place (they came installed on the engine from Lycon). I also think that the
higher compression pistons in my engine produce more heat.
Even though I’m below max temps now, I will most likely install the VGs at
the engine & oil NACA scoops.
Regards,
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On Behalf Of
Ronnie Brown
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 2:29 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:First Flight
Congratulations!!!
Re your oil temps, I was looking at your photo gallery and it appears that
the outlet your oil cooler doesn't to be seem to be much of a "reverse
scoop". My single oil cooler is working great see
http://home.sprintmail.com/~rolandbrown/page46.html - oil temps hardly ever
over 220 and this is only in the climb, most of the time 200-210. CHT's are
staying under 360. Perhaps your temps will come down with some more hours,
but mine have been cool from the start. Also, make sure your engine baffles
have the lower baffles installed so that air is forced around the bottom of
the cylinders. The space between the bottom baffles under the cylinders is
only about 1.5 inches wide. Looks restrictive but it works!
While looking at your pictures
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291366131&code=5662024&mode=invite
<http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291366131&code=5662024&mode=invite>
it looks like the bottom baffles are installed on the cooling plenums are
installed but its not real clear.
GREAT LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!!
Ronnie
----- Original Message -----
From: Velocity_AZ <mailto:velocity_AZ@cox.net>
To: reflector@tvbf.org <mailto:reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 2:27 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR:First Flight
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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anks for
looking and your suggestions.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</span>The
outlet scoop for the oil cooler is exactly what Velocity supplied and =
extends
below the fuselage to create the reverse scoop.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>On our last flight (approx. 2 hours), temps were =
below max
even though it was hotter outside (later in the day).<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>I attribute this to the air going through the wire =
duct
cooling the oil lines and the engine beginning to get broken in.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I do have the lower engine =
baffles in
place (they came installed on the engine from Lycon).<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>I also think that the higher compression pistons in =
my
engine produce more heat.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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though I’m below max temps now, I will most likely install the VGs =
at the
engine & oil NACA scoops.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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[mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of
</span></b>Ronnie Brown<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 30, =
2003 2:29
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
reflector@tvbf.org<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: =
REFLECTOR:First
Flight</span></font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Re =
your
oil temps, I was looking at your photo gallery and it appears that =
the
outlet your oil cooler doesn't to be seem to be much of a "reverse
scoop". My single oil cooler is working great see <a
href=3D"http://home.sprintmail.com/~rolandbrown/page46.html">http://home.=
sprintmail.com/~rolandbrown/page46.html</a> -
oil temps hardly ever over 220 and this is only in the climb, most of =
the time
200-210. CHT's are staying under 360. Perhaps your temps =
will come
down with some more hours, but mine have been cool from the start. =
Also,
make sure your engine baffles have the lower baffles installed so that =
air is
forced around the bottom of the cylinders. The space between the =
bottom
baffles under the cylinders is only about 1.5 inches wide. Looks =
restrictive
but it works!</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
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mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>While looking
at your pictures <a
href=3D"http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=3D4291366131&code=3D566=
2024&mode=3Dinvite">http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=3D429136613=
1&code=3D5662024&mode=3Dinvite</a> it
looks like the bottom baffles are installed on the cooling plenums are
installed but its not real clear. </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
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AND HAVE FUN!!!</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
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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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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></sp=
an></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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></sp=
an></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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></sp=
an></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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></sp=
an></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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 =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><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></sp=
an></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle19><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kevin</span></font></=
span><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
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