---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 08/18/12: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:20 PM - First Flight! (Gerd + Uli Nowack) 2. 03:25 PM - Re: First Flight! (IFLYSMODEL@AOL.COM) 3. 03:32 PM - Re: First Flight! (Nick Otterback) 4. 05:12 PM - Re: First Flight! (n5pb@AOL.COM) 5. 06:03 PM - Re: First Flight! (Max Voronin) 6. 08:17 PM - Re: First Flight! (Bernard Melendez, Jr.) 7. 11:05 PM - Re: First Flight! (luigi di napoli) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:20:37 PM PST US From: Gerd + Uli Nowack Subject: Lightning-List: First Flight! The first Lightning built in Germany, D-ELIY , kit no.89, made its maiden flight today in the blue evening skies of Upper Hesse, after a construction time of 2 years and 8 months including 4 months waiting for hangar space and a test/evaluation/certification period of 3 months. D-ELIY, as you might have read in earlier postings, is not only the first Lightning throughout Western Europe, but also the first one powered by a Belgian ULPower engine driving a 3blade CS prop. The flight lasted 40 minutes and ended with a landing (that wasn`t even too bad!) at the EDFL / Giessen-Luetzellinden airfield . Engine and prop performed ok . Engine temps were a bit on the warm side but in limits, with OAT above 30C / 85F. It is too early to judge the performance of the new drive, but the first impression is positive. 2600rpm / 25inHg resulted in almost 130 KIAS without the wheel pants. Gerd ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:25:43 PM PST US From: IFLYSMODEL@AOL.COM Subject: Re: Lightning-List: First Flight! Congratulations, Gerd: Great job. Lynn In a message dated 8/18/2012 6:21:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, NowackLinden@gmx.de writes: The first Lightning built in Germany, D-ELIY , kit no.89, made its maiden flight today in the blue evening skies of Upper Hesse, after a construction time of 2 years and 8 months including 4 months waiting for hangar space and a test/evaluation/certification period of 3 months. D-ELIY, as you might have read in earlier postings, is not only the first Lightning throughout Western Europe, but also the first one powered by a Belgian ULPower engine driving a 3blade CS prop. The flight lasted 40 minutes and ended with a landing (that wasn`t even too bad!) at the EDFL / Giessen-Luetzellinden airfield . Engine and prop performed ok . Engine temps were a bit on the warm side but in limits, with OAT above 30=B0C / 85=B0F. It is too early to judge the performance of the new drive, but the first impression is positive. 2600rpm / 25inHg resulted in almost 130 KIAS without the wheel pants. Gerd ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:32:51 PM PST US From: Nick Otterback Subject: Re: Lightning-List: First Flight! Way to go Gerd! We will be listening closely for the performance numbers on your new jet. Nick Sent from my pocket On Aug 18, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Gerd + Uli Nowack wrote: > The first Lightning built in Germany, D-ELIY , kit no.89, made its maiden flight today in the blue evening skies of Upper Hesse, after a construction time of 2 years and 8 months including 4 months waiting for hangar space and a test/evaluation/certification period of 3 months. > D-ELIY, as you might have read in earlier postings, is not only the first Lightning throughout Western Europe, but also the first one powered by a Belgian ULPower engine driving a 3blade CS prop. > The flight lasted 40 minutes and ended with a landing (that wasn`t even too bad!) at the EDFL / Giessen-Luetzellinden airfield . Engine and prop performed ok . Engine temps were a bit on the warm side but in limits, with OAT above 30C / 85F. > It is too early to judge the performance of the new drive, but the first impression is positive. > 2600rpm / 25inHg resulted in almost 130 KIAS without the wheel pants. > > Gerd > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:12:10 PM PST US Subject: Re: Lightning-List: First Flight! From: n5pb@AOL.COM Congratulations Gerd. I hope you have many years of fun flying. Bear -----Original Message----- From: Gerd + Uli Nowack Sent: Sat, Aug 18, 2012 6:20 pm Subject: Lightning-List: First Flight! The first Lightning built in Germany, D-ELIY , kit no.89, made its maiden flight today in the blue evening skies of Upper Hesse, after a construction time of 2 years and 8 months including 4 months waiting for hangar space and a test/evaluation/certification period of 3 months. D-ELIY, as you might have read in earlier postings, is not only the first Lightning throughout Western Europe, but also the first one powered by a Belgian ULPower engine driving a 3blade CS prop. The flight lasted 40 minutes and ended with a landing (that wasn`t even too bad!) at the EDFL / Giessen-Luetzellinden airfield . Engine and prop performed ok . Engine temps were a bit on the warm side but in limits, with OAT above 30=C2=B0C / 85=C2=B0F. It is too early to judge the performance of the new drive, but the first impression is positive. 2600rpm / 25inHg resulted in almost 130 KIAS without the wheel pants. Gerd ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:03:30 PM PST US Subject: Re: Lightning-List: First Flight! From: Max Voronin Congratulations!!!!! Hals- und Beinbruch! Max Sent from my iPhone On Aug 18, 2012, at 6:13 PM, Gerd + Uli Nowack wrote: > The first Lightning built in Germany, D-ELIY , kit no.89, made its maiden flight today in the blue evening skies of Upper Hesse, after a construction time of 2 years and 8 months including 4 months waiting for hangar space and a test/evaluation/certification period of 3 months. > D-ELIY, as you might have read in earlier postings, is not only the first Lightning throughout Western Europe, but also the first one powered by a Belgian ULPower engine driving a 3blade CS prop. > The flight lasted 40 minutes and ended with a landing (that wasn`t even too bad!) at the EDFL / Giessen-Luetzellinden airfield . Engine and prop performed ok . Engine temps were a bit on the warm side but in limits, with OAT above 30C / 85F. > It is too early to judge the performance of the new drive, but the first impression is positive. > 2600rpm / 25inHg resulted in almost 130 KIAS without the wheel pants. > > Gerd > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:17:27 PM PST US From: "Bernard Melendez, Jr." Subject: Re: Lightning-List: First Flight! Outstanding! Congrats and wishes for a happy test phase. well done. Bernardo SN 110 --- On Sat, 8/18/12, Gerd + Uli Nowack wrote: From: Gerd + Uli Nowack Subject: Lightning-List: First Flight! The first Lightning built in Germany, D-ELIY , kit no.89, made its maiden f light today in the blue evening skies of Upper Hesse, after a construction time of 2 years and 8 months including 4 months waiting for hangar space an d a test/evaluation/certification period of- 3 months. D-ELIY, as you might have read in earlier postings,- is not only the firs t Lightning throughout- Western Europe, but also the first one powered by a Belgian ULPower engine driving a 3blade CS prop. The flight lasted 40 minutes and ended with a- landing (that wasn`t even too bad!) at the- EDFL / Giessen-Luetzellinden airfield . Engine and prop performed ok- . Engine temps were a bit on the warm side but in limits, - with OAT above- 30=B0C / 85=B0F. It is too early to judge the performance of the new drive, but the first im pression is positive. 2600rpm / 25inHg resulted in almost 130 KIAS without the wheel pants. Gerd ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:05:04 PM PST US From: luigi di napoli Subject: Re: Lightning-List: First Flight! Congratulations Gerd.=0AI wish you hours and hours of flight with the same joy of the -first flight.=0ALuigi=0AEsqual I-9854=0A=0A=0A_______________ _________________=0A Da: Gerd + Uli Nowack =0AA: light ning-list@matronics.com =0AInviato: Domenica 19 Agosto 2012 0:13=0AOggetto: Lightning-List: First Flight!=0A =0AThe first Lightning built in Germany, D-ELIY , kit no.89, made its maiden flight today in the blue evening skies of Upper Hesse, after a construction time of 2 years and 8 months includin g 4 months waiting for hangar space and a test/evaluation/certification per iod of- 3 months.=0AD-ELIY, as you might have read in earlier postings, - is not only the first Lightning throughout- Western Europe, but also the first one powered by a Belgian ULPower engine driving a 3blade CS prop. =0AThe flight lasted 40 minutes and ended with a- landing (that wasn`t ev en too bad!) at the- EDFL / Giessen-Luetzellinden airfield . Engine and p rop performed ok- . Engine temps were a bit on the warm side but in limit s,- with OAT above- 30=B0C / 85=B0F.=0AIt is too early to judge the per formance of the new drive, but the first impression is positive.=0A2600rpm / 25inHg resulted in almost 130 KIAS without the wheel pants.=0A=0AGerd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-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/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-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.