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RV-12/UL Power Ist Engine Start

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Alschief

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First engine start, cranked immediately ran to 100 deg F Oil temp,
No leaks sounded very smooth.
 
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Al, thats great. Did you expect anything less than it working great! I am really enjoying your progress. Thanks for the updates
 
Sounds and looks good Al, I really like the UL and hope it does well for you. Although I am very satisfied with the Rotax, a viable alternative would be great. You are a trail blazer!
 
I would suggest chocking all wheels on any engine start especially the first one, and have someone at the controls / brakes. It looks like the tail is tied down, the rope looks pretty light. If it went to full throttle you could have a runaway plane on your hands. I realize this is a 100+ HP engine, but stranger things have happened. :eek:

Also, having the prop blast pushing into the hangar will cause a lot of dust and debris to go everywhere and come back into your air intake.

I hate to keep looking for safety issues, but starting the engine with the tow bar attached is real bad karma.
 
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UL Power

Alschief said:
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First engine start, cranked immediately ran to 100 deg F Oil temp,
No leaks sounded very smooth.
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Great to see and hear..!! Keep up the great work ..there will be Air under the tires before you know it!
 
Geico266 said:
I would suggest chocking all wheels on any engine start especially the first one, and have someone at the controls / brakes. It looks like the tail is tied down, the rope looks pretty light. If it went to full throttle you could have a runaway plane on your hands. I realize this is a 100+ HP engine, but stranger things have happened. :eek:

Also, having the prop blast pushing into the hangar will cause a lot of dust and debris to go everywhere and come back into your air intake.

I hate to keep looking for safety issues, but starting the engine with the tow bar attached is real bad karma.
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You must be seeing a different video than I. The wheels are chocked, the prop blast is parallel to the hangar, and I really don't think that chevy dualie is going anywhere!
 
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