REFLECTOR:First flight N14B

Greg Poole reflector@tvbf.org
Mon, 24 May 2004 15:06:15 +1000


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On ya Mel!  ...sounds like a relatively uneventful milestone...

Looking forward to the pictures!

Greg in Sydney.
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  My Standard RG Velocity made its first flight yesterday with test =
pilot Steve Murphree at the controls.  The flight was great and Steve =
reports that the airplane flies hands off.  My "experimental" downdraft =
cooling system with the NACA ducts in the top cowl worked well.  It was =
a cool day in Tucson with a high of only 90 and the temperatures were in =
the normal range for a new engine.  It only took me eleven years to =
complete.=20

  The low fuel light in the sump tank was flashing once in a while.  =
This was discussed on the reflector before but I can't recall what the =
cause was.=20

  Mel Bina=20


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<DIV>On ya Mel!&nbsp; ...sounds like a relatively uneventful =
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<DIV>Looking forward to the pictures!</DIV>
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<DIV>Greg in Sydney.</DIV>
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PTSIZE=3D"10">My Standard=20
  RG Velocity made its first flight yesterday with test pilot Steve =
Murphree at=20
  the controls. &nbsp;The flight was great and Steve reports that the =
airplane=20
  flies hands off. &nbsp;My "experimental" downdraft cooling system with =
the=20
  NACA ducts in the top cowl worked well. &nbsp;It was a cool day in =
Tucson with=20
  a high of only 90 and the temperatures were in the normal range for a =
new=20
  engine. &nbsp;It only took me eleven years to complete. <BR><BR>The =
low fuel=20
  light in the sump tank was flashing once in a while. &nbsp;This was =
discussed=20
  on the reflector before but I can't recall what the cause was. =
<BR><BR>Mel=20
  Bina <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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