Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 18:44:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ncsmtp02.ogw.rr.com ([24.93.67.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b9) with ESMTP id 1803118 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:24:52 -0400 Received: from mail6.nc.rr.com (fe6 [24.93.67.53]) by ncsmtp02.ogw.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g9BEP2up007123 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:25:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from nc.rr.com ([66.57.0.22]) by mail6.nc.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75); Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:24:52 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <3DA6D905.701@nc.rr.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:58:29 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.0) Gecko/20020529 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: " (Rotary motors in aircraft)" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto Coversion Judging References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed Anderson wrote: >Good point, Earnest. Sharing the data gained through auto conversions is >what most of us try to do. Perhaps the "presentation" would convey that >information to the newcomer in a more standardized and useful format. Any >suggestions about what should be presented as "Data"? > > Performance numbers, flight test data, and how they were garnered. Was it put on a dyno and presented with a nice graph, or did the builder just say, "It runs as good as my buddies RV", when interrogated? Is a graph of water temp vs OAT presented, or does the builder just say, "I haven't burnt any valves yet." Construction details. Could I reproduce the builder's work from his presentation? Is it a simple, easy to comprehend construct or a Rube Goldberg contraption? Cost/reliability/weight comparisons. Why is the builder's innovative solution better than what's already available? Why is this installation better than that installation? Is it cheaper, more reliable, lighter, have a better failure mode? So it would boil down to: How well does it run? Can I build it? Can I afford it?