X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma03.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2a) with ESMTP id 4822849 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:31:08 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.41; envelope-from=shipchief@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.75]) by imr-ma03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p0MGUQVf025463 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:30:26 -0500 Received: from core-ddc004b.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-ddc004.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.52.141]) by mtaomg-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id 8CE0DE000089 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:30:26 -0500 (EST) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Charge Air Pre-Heat X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-AOL-IP: 198.238.213.154 X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: shipchief@aol.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CD8868CF3B710C_1A74_1930C_web-mmc-d07.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 33124-STANDARD Received: from 198.238.213.154 by web-mmc-d07.sysops.aol.com (205.188.103.97) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:30:26 -0500 Message-Id: <8CD8868CF3B710C-1A74-B76E@web-mmc-d07.sysops.aol.com> X-Originating-IP: [198.238.213.154] Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:30:26 -0500 (EST) x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:345407904:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d294b4d3b06220886 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----------MB_8CD8868CF3B710C_1A74_1930C_web-mmc-d07.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I was just over on the VAN's Airforce forum. Paul Lipps (Elippse props) was= talking about using carb air heat @ wide open throttle to reduce power in = cruise instead of patial closing of the throttle. This Rotary group talks of reducing power and increasing efficiency by lean= ing @ WOT, which rotary engines tolerate better than piston recips. Question for the group? Would Charge Air Pre Heating be an additional benefit for the rotary? Paul was idenifying carb air heat @ WOT as a way to increase cruise effici= ency for aircraft with fixed pitch propellers. I simply extended the idea t= o this group. Scott ----------MB_8CD8868CF3B710C_1A74_1930C_web-mmc-d07.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"

I was just over on the VAN's Airforce forum. Paul Lipps (Elippse props) was= talking about using carb air heat @ wide open throttle to reduce power in = cruise instead of patial closing of the throttle.
This Rotary group talks of reducing power and increasing efficiency by= leaning @ WOT, which rotary engines tolerate better than piston recips.
Question for the group?
Would Charge Air Pre Heating be an additional benefit for the rotary?<= /div>
 Paul was idenifying carb air heat @ WOT as a way to increas= e cruise efficiency for aircraft with fixed pitch propellers. I simply exte= nded the idea to this group.
Scott
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