ccsmith51
Well Known Member
Recently there was a discussion on leaning for slow flight. A question was posed about leaning until the engine stutters, then going rich until smooth operation.
What is actually happening when the stutter happens? Is it detonation from a very lean condition in one or more cylinders? Or it it just one or more cylinders not firing because it (the) are so lean it (they) cannot support combustion, therefore a "rough" running engine?
BTW, I made my second flight in my RV-4 today. What a dream machine!! At least until it is time to land. I have a LOT of work to do to learn how to keep her strait after touchdown...
Chris
What is actually happening when the stutter happens? Is it detonation from a very lean condition in one or more cylinders? Or it it just one or more cylinders not firing because it (the) are so lean it (they) cannot support combustion, therefore a "rough" running engine?
BTW, I made my second flight in my RV-4 today. What a dream machine!! At least until it is time to land. I have a LOT of work to do to learn how to keep her strait after touchdown...
Chris