REFLECTOR: Alternative Engines

[Peter Braswell]

Congrats Dennis!  Sounds like you did everything just right!

Peter
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On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Dennis Martin <dennis.doc at gmail.com>wrote:

> She flies! Guess I should announce that my Rocky Mountain V-6 CHEVelocity
> took to the skies with John Abraham at the stick. She flew beautifully
> horizontal as high as 9,000 MSL and approached 200 MPH with coolant temps at
> 200 F. Oil temps averaged 240 F with all new, very tight race engine
> components. John said she jumps off the runway, and that's what I was
> looking for - I'm living at 4,500 MSL. As for my view on the certified vs.
> auto conversion, Kurt's post pretty much sums up my position. And, like
> Kurt's Chevy, mine sounds like a pack of Harleys. A close friend who worked
> on the engine conversion told me he would come down to the airport "later."
> He said, "I heard the growl from 5 miles away and had to get down there."
>
> Barbara with Costello Insurance insisted that I have John Abraham do the
> initial test flights. He made four flights (including a crow hop) and put 2
> hours on my engine. The bonus was that I got an exhaustive factory check-out
> from nose to prop. I was impressed how John really dug in and got his hands
> dirty. Among other things, the rigging needed his scrutiny. He helped me
> fine tune all control surfaces to near perfection. It felt like being at the
> factory for a couple of days, but I didn't have to fly there. Well worth the
> expense.
>
> Paint bubbled on the left side of the cowl and a couple of aluminum exhaust
> brackets broke. New steel brackets already in place. I'll prime the left
> cowl today and tweak a couple of other things. Then off to Sebastian for the
> required 5 hours of flight training. Yeehaw!!
>
> Happy contrails,
> Dennis
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber at texasattorney.net>wrote:
>
>> With today's first flight using an alternative engine and then another
>> chiming in that he too is using an alternative engine, I was wondering how
>> prevalent alternative engines are in the Velocity community. I have always
>> assumed Lyc and Connie's were so well established that I was pretty much the
>> only one using an alternative. I know Al Getzen, like me is using a
>> rotary....uh, but Al is actually flying.  I guess I have always figured
>> everyone but me has the money to just cut a check for a new certified fire
>> breather.
>>
>> I guess my head is so far in the alt eng community it seems more are
>> attempting.....and with better product and the blessing of the Internet,
>> succeeding.
>>
>> Just curious
>>
>> Chris Barber
>> Houston
>> Velo SE
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>>
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> Dennis
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