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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle22><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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good ,,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Woodward James R Civ 412
TW/DRP (Test Ops) [mailto:James.Woodward2@edwards.af.mil]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:20
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discussion@nsrca.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: 3M 170 Flight report</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Wojtek</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>With only 5 flights and a
total about 70 minutes run time, the total power has yet to be realized.
Knowing this, it still has quite enough power out of the box. The
carburetor operates similar to a perry carb, in that the low-end and high-end
adjustments are on the same side of carb body. The carb barrel rotates
fore and aft, without the side-to-side translation of a twin needle design
where the low-end needle comes in and out of the spray bar. It is super
slick. This, combined with the twin plug head makes for some clean
"zippy" throttling. So far, it seems like you can
"fly" at any throttle setting you want without loading-up or having
trouble accelerating/decelerating. The rpm is increasing and decreasing
incrementally with the stick movement. I have it setup where
"1/2" throttle yield ½ barrel opening, full throttle has full barrel
opening. Sounds simple, but is something to check. If you use the
"end-point" electronic adjustments of the transmitter, you might not
have equal + and - barrel movement. I can't see a reason as of yet to use
a throttle curve. Setting the servo end-points where the total travel needed
is split 50/50 between upper and lower stick positions seems to have done the
trick so far (again, ½ open barrel correlates to ½ stick).</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don't think
"loading-up" will be a phrase associate with this engine. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jim</span></font><font
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color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Jim</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span class=emailstyle20><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How
does the 170 compare to your other 2 strokes, not necessarily the ultimate
power at max throttle but the "fly-ability" at the midrange??</span></font></span><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks</span></font></span><font
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