Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

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Ken Dwelle
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Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Sun May 08, 2016 5:49 pm

We ran the engine for the first time yesterday and it went off without too much drama. We've got a few minor things to fix then we'll continue the engine runs, get the engine cowling fitted up and hopefully be flying soon. So far so good. Thanks to Andy Robinson for the photos

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First Start
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Exercising the Hydraulic services
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79 years old and he wanted to stand on the wing while I started it.. we compromised with the radio!
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Tracking down a leak
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DH82EH
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Sun May 08, 2016 7:20 pm

Congrats on an awesome milestone.
Thanks for posting.

Andy
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Sun May 08, 2016 8:34 pm

Beautiful!!
Dan K
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Sun May 08, 2016 9:07 pm

Nothing beats the sound of round. Congratulations! :drink3:
avenger2504
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Mon May 09, 2016 3:10 am

Awww not one of those horrible American engines! Bristol forever!! Just kidding honest Ill bet she sounds awesome. :-)
OZFURYFAN
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Mon May 09, 2016 6:10 am

Congratulations Ken & the rest of the Dwelle team, will be great to see the finished product, Nobby mumbled something about the wrong engine but says well done!!! All the best for safe test flying, Pete & Nobby
Ken
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Mon May 09, 2016 7:27 am

Congrats!!

Ken
Ken Dwelle
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Mon May 09, 2016 8:20 am

[quote="OZFURYFAN"]Congratulations Ken & the rest of the Dwelle team, will be great to see the finished product, Nobby mumbled something about the wrong engine but says well done!!! All the best for safe test flying, Pete & Nobby[/quote]

Pete tell Knobby it's called "Wright hand drive" I do have a video but photobucket is fighting me and I don't have a youtube account. If someone is willing to upload it please PM me and I'll email it to you.
Lynn Allen
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Mon May 09, 2016 12:44 pm

Congrats to all, looks nice and I bet it sounded really nice...
C VEICH
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Mon May 09, 2016 2:12 pm

One more exciting project to add to this year's list of potential completions. This is shaping up to be a very good year! Congrats to the Dwelle team and very best of luck with the work remaining.
Triplane102
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Mon May 09, 2016 3:34 pm

A BIG CONGRATS Dwelle family !
& Very Nice to see the back Canopy is the org. factory shape , & not the lower profile kind we've seen before !! :drink3: Great Job !!
Jesse C.
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Mon May 09, 2016 8:35 pm

Engine matters not, as long as she flies! And by the looks of that sexy beast, I am sure she will fly right!

Congrats all around! :drink3:
smokeyjoe
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:12 pm

She flew yesterday from Auburn to Ione and back ... Congrats to Ken and family ....
DH82EH
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:11 pm

Congratulations indeed!

Long may she run :drink3:

Andy
Lynn Allen
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Re: Dwelle Sea Fury First Engine Runs

Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:32 pm

Well done...
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