REFLECTOR: Alternative Engines

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Great love seeing more Velocities Fling Especially ones that sound Cool.

Nice work

Ron
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dennis Martin 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:53 AM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Alternative Engines


  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
    Rotary 13b 2 rotor turbo
    Dynon Skyview EFIS/monitor
    RWS PSRU & electronics

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