Legal Eagle Flying Adventures

This includes the radio antenna and wire, starter motor, big tires, EGT Belite ASI-VSI-AS, Voltmeter. I was at 242 before changing engine mount to one like on ORV. Everything adds weight.

Kept it close to runway because of all the problems that I have had with engine mounting and oil tank mounting. Made 3 passes down runway, all seemed good, a bit nose heavy but adjustments to horizontal stablizer should take care of this. Max. RPM out of engine was 2,000, prop needs some adjusting. I am running a Warp drive ground adjustable prop on this machine until I get everything dialed in, then going to a Performance Propeller wood prop.

It is a challenge to get everything to come together with the 3V. On IRV we have right at 100 hours of run time with current mount. On SR 7-1/2 i was hoping to use the mounting similar to the 5V but after 2 variants gave up and went to mount like ORV. Shake is absorbed in rubber bushings, that can be changed to softer or harder. Oil cooler on ORV is mounted to engine mount, on SR 7-1/2 it is mounted to engine. It came out of mount and needed additional clamps and bracing. Ready to try again

All of the movement us captured in the rubber bushings. This is the new mount, very similar to one on LEXL ORV. The mount similar to the 5V is shown in earlier posts and did not work out, broke the 1/4” bolts and broke the3/8” bolts. I did not see a oath forward to longevity and went to what is working on ORV

Having a problem with Needle valve and seat so rpm was limited to below 1,700 to keep engine operating. Enough to get tail in air but not enough to get off ground.  More to come.