Wren 44 TurboProp Users Manual. Copyright Wren Turbines Ltd February 2008 Page 2
WREN 44 TurboProp Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of the new miniature Wren 44 TurboProp gas turbine engine.
This manual has been prepared to help you set up and safely operate your engine. If you encounter any
problems then please consult this list first and if you cannot find a solution please get in touch with us. The
engine is simple to prepare and use but certain precautions must be observed for your safety and others
near you – see
safety notes
.
Included in the manual is a
problem checklist
to help solve any problems you may encounter in operation.
Please remember, although small and seemingly harmless the engine is definitely not a toy and must be
treated with utmost care and consideration to your own safety and others around you. The manual also
contains sections on the individual components of the installation and operation, refer to these for more
detailed information.
Contents
:
3
Introduction
4
Package contents
5
Weights and Measures
6
General description of the two-shaft drive system
9
Detail description of the turboprop unit and ancilliaries
13
Safety issues, do's and don’ts
14
Warranty, service and repair
15
Performance
16
Propeller selection and balancing
17
Fuel consumption/duration
20
Installation Do’s and Don’ts
22
Wiring and Plumbing Schematic
35
Installing the system components
23
Connecting the system components
27
Setting up the ECU
28
ECU Failsafe function
29
Preparing for running
31
Running the unit
36
Starting and running, problem checklist
34
Flying the unit
35
After running
37
Storage
38
Basic servicing
Front Cover Pictures - Acknowledgments:
Front page upper – the first 44 Turbo-Prop prototype installed in a Pilatus “Porter” for gliding towing, by kind
permission from Lucien Gerard, Luxemburg.
Front page middle - the 2
nd
prototype Wren 44 Turbo-Prop installed in a Top Flight “P51 Mustang”, by kind
permission from Lucien Gerard of Luxemburg.
Front page lower left – the first production Wren 44 Turbo-Prop installed in a Graupner “Taxi”. By kind
permission from owner, Barrie King.
Front Page, lower right – Wren 44 Turbo-Prop installed in a YAK88 from ExtremeFlightRC, flown by Jeannot
Behm.
Wren Turbines Ltd. Unit 19, Century Park Network Centre, Manvers, Rotherham,
South Yorkshire. England.
Tel. 01709 877439. Fax 01709 875935 Email: [email protected]