Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #7478
From: <echristley@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: water coolant percentages
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:11:31 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>


----- Original Message -----
From: kevin lane <n3773@comcast.net>
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2004 0:16 am
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: water coolant percentages

> this struck me, too, that in one case we don't
compare airplanes to
> carsbecause they cruise at 75% power, not 12%, but
then someone
> talks about car
> radiators freezing up.  apples, people, apples to
apples!  :-)


By my thinking, we are.  Don't compare power output
of the engine, compare cooling ability.  If the
radiator works well enough to cool under the worst
operating condition on a hot day, what will it do in
cruise condition on a sub-zero day?

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