KR> Wynne Assembly Plant
Well being in Florida has its advantages. Today I drove over and checked out the Wynne Engine Plant at Massey Ranch Airport, and let me tell youhis place is chock full of good stuff. They are thrashing in high gear to be ready for Sun n Fun, so I didn't expect much but a few words, drop off my list of stuff I wanted from the online catalog, and feel grateful that they opened the door when I knocked. MAN WAS I MISTAKEN! I was met by Grace at the door with a very pleasant hello, I will get William, and you are? Next walks up William, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich I think, and grinning from ear to ear. He greeted me warmly, shook my hand, and said "Come on, I will give you the tour". I proceeded to walk through an engine guy's paradise! I love motors, and William does too. There was a wall covered with Corvair cases, no less than 12 in varying stages of buildup, and modification, one that looked like Pat Panzerra's, built by a "hot rod" shop with what the owner called "lots of good stuff", that had the plug wires on all wrong for starters, LOL! There were 2 skunkworks setups that I wasn't allowed to see, that will be unveiled at Sun n Fun, the Tri-Motor project, and more After I forced my bottom jaw back closed, and quit looking like a 2 year old seeing Santa for the first time, I was actually able to carry on an intelligent conversation with William, and we discussed my KR2. Well one thing lead to another, and 2 hours later I drove away with a complete Corvair engine, and almost all the fixins for an aircraft engine. I talked to my wife all the way home about the visit. The most impressive thing was not the level of caring and consideration that everyone there had, but the fact that William himself stopped what he was doing and helped me for 2 hours, even with Sun n Fun right around the corner. Anyone can be gracious when they are having a good day, but everyone there was most interested in ME having a good day, and then smiling for the effort! THANKS WILLIAM AND GANG...THAT'S A PROMISE FLYING WITH CORVAIR POWER BY MEMORIAL DAY OR SOONER! Colin & Beverly Rainey Apex Lending, Inc. 407-323-6960 (p) 407-557-3260 (f) www.eloan2004cr.com crai...@apexlending.com
KR> Wynne Assembly Plant
Exactly the same 2 hours of hospitality I got when I picked up my core. Good guy indeed. I just wish he would sell all the new parts I need instead of referring me to catalogs. He is doing us a good service by telling us where to get the new parts at good prices that he could not sell in low volumes for less money, but I would gladly pay him an extra 10% to just get all the correct parts from one place. I suspect that I am not the only one. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com
KR> Wynne Assembly Plant and YYYYEEEEHHHHAAAA !
Ive helped WW out in the past and hope to do more here in the very near future - like next week. I know that a lot of people would like to be able to get all the "small stuff" from WW directly but it is the fact that everyone seems to make a different installation that makes it difficult to have a "kit". There is a firewall forward kit becoming available for the Zenair 601 and that includes everything needed - just a bolt on kit. We have a good start on the KR2 firewall forward kit but not there yet. We have the mounts and are upgrading a cowling and starter package for it that will reduce hoses and oil modifications. Just be patient. A lot of Corvair KR guys went with a rear starter package which necesitates a lot of customizing and personalized work. As well, I have found that most KR folk dont want to spend the $ for a finished package and want to save money by designing their own. That is why wing skins and preformed parts dont sell as well. They do require a lot of investment and the person developing them should be paid accordingly but a lot of us are cheapskates. myself included (under 8500.00 so far in mine). I went out today for the first flight in almost a month. Like I mentioned before I was doing some mods and cleanup - inspection - work. Beautiful - 6:30 - sunset - 65 degrees - Took off and noticed I climbed like a bansheegap seals must have helpedreduced power to 3400...climed to 3000 and leveled off. At 3400 showed an average of 154 mph...not bad. Full power showed 175 mph - again not too bad...but then i noticed that my rpms had increased from full power on previous flight of 3800 to this time a 3900 peak full power. I gained 100 rpm with my mods but very little in mph. I know for sure a new prop will have to be checked out. I hope my reconditioned prop gets here soon to test out. I think that in the last three hundred rpms that I have run out of prop efficiency. I know this baby has a lot more it can give but I just need testing time. I came down from 3000 and shot a straight in approach on 35, on final doing 165 and slowing down to a greaser landing at 50mph. And this at night...The panel lights work better now and having strobes helps the tower find me. I wont do very much night flying since I dont have and attitude indicator yet but it will be nice for landing after dusk and leaving out early in the mornings on clear days. For now it is ready for Sun N Fun. Time to put on a few more hours.. see some more sunsets... 41768 - Bill
KR> Wynne Assembly Plant and YYYYEEEEHHHHAAAA !
Bill, what prop are you running today? Mark Jones (N886MJ...FIRST FLIGHT made 3-20-2005) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:51 PM Subject: Re: KR> Wynne Assembly Plant and ! > Ive helped WW out in the past and hope to do more here in the very near > future - like next week. I know that a lot of people would like to be able to > get all the "small stuff" from WW directly but it is the fact that everyone > seems to make a different installation that makes it difficult to have a "kit". > There is a firewall forward kit becoming available for the Zenair 601 and > that includes everything needed - just a bolt on kit. We have a good start on > the KR2 firewall forward kit but not there yet. We have the mounts and are > upgrading a cowling and starter package for it that will reduce hoses and oil > modifications. Just be patient. > A lot of Corvair KR guys went with a rear starter package which > necesitates a lot of customizing and personalized work. As well, I have found that > most KR folk dont want to spend the $ for a finished package and want to save > money by designing their own. That is why wing skins and preformed parts > dont sell as well. They do require a lot of investment and the person > developing them should be paid accordingly but a lot of us are cheapskates. > myself included (under 8500.00 so far in mine). > > > I went out today for the first flight in almost a month. Like I mentioned > before I was doing some mods and cleanup - inspection - work. Beautiful - > 6:30 - sunset - 65 degrees - Took off and noticed I climbed like a > bansheegap seals must have helpedreduced power to 3400...climed to 3000 and > leveled off. At 3400 showed an average of 154 mph...not bad. Full power showed > 175 mph - again not too bad...but then i noticed that my rpms had increased > from full power on previous flight of 3800 to this time a 3900 peak full > power. I gained 100 rpm with my mods but very little in mph. I know for sure a > new prop will have to be checked out. I hope my reconditioned prop gets here > soon to test out. I think that in the last three hundred rpms that I have > run out of prop efficiency. I know this baby has a lot more it can give but > I just need testing time. I came down from 3000 and shot a straight in > approach on 35, on final doing 165 and slowing down to a greaser landing at > 50mph. And this at night...The panel lights work better now and having strobes > helps the tower find me. I wont do very much night flying since I dont have > and attitude indicator yet but it will be nice for landing after dusk and > leaving out early in the mornings on clear days. For now it is ready for Sun N > Fun. Time to put on a few more hours.. see some more sunsets... > 41768 - Bill > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
KR> Wynne Assembly Plant and YYYYEEEEHHHHAAAA !
Im still using my Prince 52 X 50 that I used during my test period. I plan to put on a repitched 52 X 54 Prince and try it before sun n fun to see if I like it. I need a bit more pitch to take advantage of the powerband I have. I tend to cruise at somewhere @ 65% power doing 150 on cross country flying - not bad really - but that is mostly becouse I think I am close to overreving the prop. With more pitch I should cruise faster. My climb rate did improve considerable though with the gap seals. The Warp drive does provide a lot more static thrust but not as much high speed thrust as the Sterba prop does. Dont confuse what it does on the ground to how it acts in the air. My Prince shows very little static thrust compared to many but is built for higher speeds. Bill
