Subject: RV-List: First flight of C-FSTB
From: ACRE
Date: 9/9/2003, 8:24 PM

Michael McGee wrote:


Just noticed this on the RV-list.  Canadian RV-9A/turbo 13B running Tracy's
RD-1A and EC-2, with room for LOTS of gas.  Interesting water pump setup.
Anxious to see if it goes the distance.  His instrumentation he had
available to him was top notch.  Magnetic flow tube testing the flow of the
cooling system.  I spec these things for a living, this size runs about $US
2500.  Probably had access to one where he worked or knew someone.

Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR
13B in gestation mode


From: "Bartrim, Todd" <sbartrim@mail.canfor.ca>
To: "'rv-list@matronics.com'" <rv-list@matronics.com>,
   "'rv9-list@matronics.com'" <rv9-list@matronics.com>,
   "'wing@vansairforce.org'" <wing@vansairforce.org>
Subject: RV-List: First flight of C-FSTB
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 14:06:14 -0700
Sender: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com
Reply-To: rv-list@matronics.com

--> RV-List message posted by: "Bartrim, Todd" <sbartrim@mail.canfor.ca>

        I'm very pleased to announce that RV-9 endurance,  kit # 90113, has
now become an airplane. Power is supplied by a Turbocharged 13B Mazda rotary
engine, with a 76" 3-blade IVO Magnum with electronic constant speed
governor. It was built from a standard kit and engine was rebuilt myself

>from a junkyard engine. Everything was done myself, including paint &

upholstery. I'm extremely pleased with and proud of the results.
        The plane fly's exactly as I remembered from my demo flight 3 years
ago. Very easy to fly. The engine is very smooth & quiet. So far I've not
used any boost at all as we've been very conservative with it.
        As I'm a student pilot, I now am looking forward to finishing my
training in my own plane. Test pilot for the first 3 flights is an
experienced commercial bush pilot, however as he was unfamiliar with the
rotary engine (but very interested in it), I was along as flight engineer.
This worked very well as all he had to do was fly the plane. All other
duties were my responsibility.
        As my test pilot/instructor has had to return to his regular flying
job, testing is on hold for a week. I'm still in the "Holy ****, I can't
believe it's flying" phase, so next flights will begin to put the plane
through it's paces.
        As every first flight report before has stated, It really is worth
all the sacrifices and hard work, so keep on pounding!  I found the building
process to be tremendously enjoyable, particularly the FWF development of an
alternative engine, however it sure is pretty damn cool to be flying it now!
:-)
        Thanks to the FlyRotary group and the AeroElectric list for all the
knowledge that is freely shared.

The adventure continues......

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B
RX-9endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm


 
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