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Eric, Is a "Mintor" a new motor? Where are they advertised? -----
Ron
<p>"Henderson,Eric" wrote:
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I flew the Hydeout-1.70 - Mintor at lunch today and emptied another gallon
through the exhaust pipe.</font></font></font></span><span
class=165344221-14052003></span><span class=165344221-14052003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>The
F plugs are still there and clean. Each flight allowed me to click in a
little to the current setting of 1.5 turns out on main needle. The Idle
screw is still set fat and will stay there unless it complains.</font></font></font></span><span
class=165344221-14052003></span><span class=165344221-14052003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>The
16 x 12 is spinning just nicely and will be swapped for the 17 x 12 tomorrow.
the fuel will be changed to 15/16 first and then the prop if all goes well.</font></font></font></span><span
class=165344221-14052003></span><span class=165344221-14052003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>I
felt confident enough to fly the FAI P-03 several times in about a 15 mph
headwind. ( I said confident not competent - BBG)</font></font></font></span><span
class=165344221-14052003></span><span class=165344221-14052003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>The
engine pulled the plane around very well indeed. Not quite 17 x 13 OS 1.60
grunt yet but better than the L that was in there before. The hourglass
downwind push and 45 climb was easy. The fig 9 with three 1/2's going up
maintained speed and roll rates, which told me it was not slowing down
much. the spin entry was easy so the idle was normal. Transitions were
smooth on the last two flights. They gurgled before,after long down lines,
but never even sounded like it would quit.</font></font></font></span><span
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class=165344221-14052003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Definitely
getting to a competitive performance.</font></font></font></span><span
class=165344221-14052003></span><span class=165344221-14052003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>One
interesting thing is that the std ES clone of the OS pipe has the first
baffle 2" further back than the Bolly pipe. This means that I am running
2" longer than a Bolly. I intent to try the bolly when the 1.70 is broken
in and can handle a shorter pipe. Should be interesting to see what it
performs like. In the meanwhile not quoting rpm's etc. just how it goes
up, transitions and idles.</font></font></font></span><span
class=165344221-14052003></span><span class=165344221-14052003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>One
funny note is that although it advises running FAI fuel at the end of the
day it will hardly run on it... any thoughts on the straight fuel...</font></font></font></span><span
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class=165344221-14052003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Eric.</font></font></font></span></blockquote>
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