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Nicola
de Gobbi and Stefano Kiro from Piazzola sul Brenta, Italy - Murphy
Spirit: ROTECRADIAL POWER
Phase
1: The fuselage is shortened then the Rotec Engine mount fitted
to the firewall. In the meantime an oil tank was designed and
built and the landing gear strengthened....
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Phase
2: The engine was mounted and viewed with some excitement
in preperation for the Rotec Radial's 1st Start. The excitement
cullminates on the RotecRadial's 1st Start!
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Phase
3: Paint job is completed and ground testing about to begin.
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Phase
4: Flying - 1st Flight on the
20th May 2009. Nicola comments included
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The
engine runs very well.
CHT is the same of an engine as without the cowling (150°/160°
C in cruise). At climb and at 3100 RPM CHT rises to 190°/200°C
as would be expected at high throttle.
No trim was necessary and the CG is in the middle of the range
provided by Murphy MFG.
Note shorter nose, with this cut down it made the plane proportional..
Special thanks first to my wife Daniela and her patience over
the 4 year duration of this project. Also working with my friend
Gelu and of course Augusto Poggiali for the support Golavio provided
through out the build.
Another special thanks goes to all the people at airfield in "Piazzola
sul Brenta" and for their assistance on various things.
Nicola
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A
Murphy Renegade Spirit modified for a RotecRadial R2800 under guidance
of Golavio Engineering (Rotec Agent Italy). Please take a moment
to review Golavio Engineering's Page you won't be dissapointed 
Great
work by Nicola and Stefano!
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