---------------------------------------------------------- JabiruEngine-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/18/12: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:43 PM - Re: Bing 64 Idle circuit inlet aperture drilling 3300A (Thruster87) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:43:04 PM PST US Subject: JabiruEngine-List: Re: Bing 64 Idle circuit inlet aperture drilling 3300A From: "Thruster87" Clive J wrote: > Alan, full marks for your perseverance in the air with a problem that > would leave some on the ground. > > What's the fuel supply set up?. In a Thruster I assume you still have > mechanical and electric pumps? > As the engine works fine through most of the envelope it is indeed a > tricky one. > Your mention of 4500 , for testing setting up an approach at height? > IE simulate the approach at 4000 feet or so you can feel around to see > what has an effect with plenty of time to get her going again. > > So, throttle closed and descending we are on the idle system and there > is assistance from the windmill effect but then she stops. > How long does it take to come on? > Is it every time you adopt the approach set up? > Do you have carb heat? If so do you always put it on? What happens if > you don't? Is it carb ice conditions (check the graph) > What revs sustains the engine? Does your plane have the kamikaze dive > approach angle? (flying brick, nose down) or is it a newer one > Just thinking out loud..... > > -- Hi Clive The aircraft is a newly built 601xlb [sold the Thruster T300]still at the early stages of getting the fine tuning done.This plane handles,flys and glides very well with no issues there.OAT 20-30 c not in ice conditions.Hard to recall times as you are pretty well occupied on concentrating on the landing phase.It may take a while to nut this one out but I'm not in a hurry.I'm more interested in the learning experience as my background is an LAME [707.747 mainly, know bugger all about piston engines other then the theory learned about 40yrs ago] Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=364237#364237 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message jabiruengine-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/JabiruEngine-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/jabiruengine-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/jabiruengine-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.