REFLECTOR: New Plane - New (sort of) Engine dilemma

[michalk]

This pretty much sums it up:
http://www.avweb.com/news/maint/184932-1.html


Hiroo Umeno wrote:
> It looks like I am in a bit of a pickle and I am wondering how others 
> might have worked through this problem.
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> I have an engine that is essentially being completely re-built from the 
> ground up.  When done, it will be in the “0 HSMO” state.  I also have 
> the plane that is being finished up at this point.  The two will be 
> re-united soon (I hope).
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> Now, as I look through the engine manual, it requires me to keep the RPM 
> fairly high during the burn-in process.  But with the plane being “brand 
> new”, taking it to a cruise altitude isn’t an option.  Keeping the RPM 
> high on the ground for a long time also seems problematic since there 
> will not be enough airflow to keep the cylinders cool.  I can do “high 
> speed taxi” but that still is not a “sustained high RPM” the engine 
> manual requires.
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> How have others worked through this problem?
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> FYI, I have Franklin on Velocity SUV.
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> Hiroo
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