Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #59468
From: Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy: Renesis intake 'shoebox' question
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:18:07 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Thanks. I was hoping for 1/2". :-)

Did you just use a constant radius lip, or go whole-hog with an eliptical?

On 1/19/13, Tracy <rwstracy@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pretty close.  Think I ended up with between 5/8" to 3/4" clearance.   I did
> some pressure drop studies using a vacuum cleaner and was amazed at how
> close you could get it without any apparent restriction.
>
> Tracy
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 19, 2013, at 2:00 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Tracy,
>>
>> How close are your bellmouths to the outside wall of your 'shoebox' on
>> your Renesis? I'm trying for the longest runners that will fit in the box
>> (constrained by the cowl, of course).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Charlie
>>
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