Hi all, just al ittle update from the Bucc lads at Brunty, they managed to slowly roll 894 under her own power last weekend, well done all.
Here’s to next years open days 🙂
Latest LPG news is;
Our next antidet run is next Saturday with 904 , 728 is still very poorly and will need a few months head scratching and kuckle bleeding before she’s fit again.
Q shed is static at the moment, we are half way there to the money needed for the floor 🙂
Cheers
Andy B
By: 320psi - 16th September 2006 at 21:56
Hi all, just a little update on 728, after a day of spannering and ‘bloody’ knuckles our ‘little’ No1 starter snag is cured 😀
Welding wire and a hoover in the combustion chamber did the trick 🙂 Technical stuff this Lightning lark
On to the next two snags now
Cheers
Andy B
By: robmac - 16th September 2006 at 11:12
Well done boys. Keep up the good work.
By: 320psi - 16th September 2006 at 10:19
Congratulations.
Well done.
I will pass on your congratuations when I see them today
By: 320psi - 16th September 2006 at 10:18
Great news! Whats wrong with 728?
Lots…
1. No1 starter system snag that we havent seen before, we did a few checks last weekend, with nothing conclusive, went down the intake removed the dome and atomiser head, which is now on the bench stripped down, basicly we arent getting fuel out in the correct pattern on the fail safe prior to engine start so it could be one of four things, exhaust outlets blocked, HP switch, fuel/air pump, valve in atomiser head, we will sort it, its not the end.
2. No2 Reheat, goes to min after light up, then goes out, which after alot of investigation and tests we have nailed down to Sol 1 which is an electro/mechanical soleniod switch on the jet pipe, we plan to start stripping the back end and pulling the pipe some time soon.
3. No2 engine fuel starvation, which only occures at the end of a fast run, this is a real headscratcher, we have a few ideas but testing and replication of the fault is very difficult and expensive (fuel and runway use)
No worries though, we have over come bigger problems in the past, it all just takes time
Cheers
By: JDK - 16th September 2006 at 02:06
Congratulations.
Well done.
By: Peter - 16th September 2006 at 01:26
Great news! Whats wrong with 728?
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September 15, 2006 at 9:12 pm