X-Junk-Score: 0 [] X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 [] X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=PbaBeRpd c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=H7pv5vCvH3tHqviVgbqJWg==:117 a=H7pv5vCvH3tHqviVgbqJWg==:17 a=aGBzoAJ4ndkA:10 a=_RQrkK6FrEwA:10 a=DAwyPP_o2Byb1YXLmDAA:9 a=vnREMb7VAAAA:8 a=hOpmn2quAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=GLsuwB046ljHTvUNfIAA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=7fxZNbuIqlh2LILtd8wA:9 a=RKLRHZV3Ni7LhCuK:21 a=UiCQ7L4-1S4A:10 a=frz4AuCg-hUA:10 a=GyA-uvUxXSCciAkwuKQO:22 a=Urk15JJjZg1Xo0ryW_k8:22 From: "Thomas Mann tmann@n200lz.com" Received: from mail.infosaic.com ([216.226.148.39] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.14) with ESMTPS id 551205 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:27:04 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.226.148.39; envelope-from=tmann@n200lz.com Received: by mail.infosaic.com via HTTP; Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:31:43 -0400 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: re: [FlyRotary] Re: Al Gietzen - 20B Exhaust System Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:31:43 -0400 Reply-To: tmann@n200lz.com Message-ID: <312aa041b91a4d658c09bbcee6dcb2d1@n200lz.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=709e3639f2334a15b6763ca219e9f694 X-Originating-IP: [98.168.211.160] In-Reply-To: References: This is a multipart message in MIME format. --709e3639f2334a15b6763ca219e9f694 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Did he get it flying? Yes he did. Eventually he sold his plane for $129K. Sometime later, the new= owner swapped out the 20B for a Lycoming IO-360. Beautiful example of a Ve= locity. There is some good video out there that demonstrates how well his system w= orked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DzxIKDnYZE24 I remember seeing some bar-napkin drawings that depicted the exhaust from e= ach rotor going into a swirl collector then into a small can type muffler t= hat allowed the gasses to pass through a series of washer-like baffles (sim= ilar to a suppressor on a firearm.) It appears to be quite effective. Stuart Smith (Utah) actually fabricated a few of these but I can't locate = him now. T Mann ---------------------------------------- From: "Marc Wiese cardmarc@charter.net" Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:09 AM To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Al Gietzen - 20B Exhaust System This is the only one I could dig up that showed any of Al's exhaust. Is Al = still around? Did he get it flying? Marc From: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 11:45 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Al Gietzen - 20B Exhaust System Does anyone have any of the drawings from Al Gietzen's exhaust system as it= was installed on his Mazda 20B Velocity (N755V.) Tom Mann Long-EZ N200LZ (in construction) Velocity N951TM --709e3639f2334a15b6763ca219e9f694 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =
>Did he get it flying?
Yes he did. Eventually he sold his plane for $129K. Sometime later, the new= owner swapped out the 20B for a Lycoming IO-360. Beautiful example of a Ve= locity.
There is some good video out there that demonstrates how well his syst= em worked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DzxIKDnYZE24

I remember seeing some bar-napkin drawings that depicted the exhaust from e= ach rotor going into a swirl collector then into a small can type muffler t= hat allowed the gasses to pass through a series of washer-like baffles (sim= ilar to a suppressor on a firearm.) It appears to be quite effective.
Stuart Smith (Utah) actually fabricated a few of these but I can't loc= ate him now.
 
T Mann
 
 
 

From: "Marc Wiese cardmarc@charter.net" <flyrotary@lan= caironline.net>
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This = is the only one I could dig up that showed any of Al’s exhaust. Is Al= still around? Did he get it flying?

Marc<= /span>

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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> Subject: [FlyRotary] Al Gietzen - 20B Exhaust System

 

Does anyone have any of the drawings from= Al Gietzen's exhaust system as it was installed on his Mazda 20B Velocity = (N755V.)

Tom Mann
Long-EZ N200LZ (in construction)
Velocity N951TM

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