Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with ESMTP id 98979 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Jun 2004 09:57:34 -0400 Received: from TOSHIBAjhr ([209.214.13.156]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040601135702.JEYO12800.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@TOSHIBAjhr> for ; Tue, 1 Jun 2004 09:57:02 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Pop off Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 09:57:00 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C447BE.C8858B50" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C447BE.C8858B50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageI've been thinking about the POV, and wondering how it'll behave at altitude. If the air is pushing against a spring, perhaps the ambient pressure behind the spring wont make much difference. Has anyone tested the behavior of a POV at altitude. Seems to me that it would hold back pressure, even in a vacuum. John (popping off to the hangar to remove cowl and investigate the last flight) ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C447BE.C8858B50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I've=20 been thinking about the POV, and wondering how it'll behave at=20 altitude.
If the=20 air is pushing against a spring, perhaps the ambient pressure behind the = spring=20 wont make much difference. Has anyone tested the behavior of a POV at = altitude.=20 Seems to me that it would hold back pressure, even in a=20 vacuum.
John=20 (popping off to the hangar to remove cowl and investigate the last=20 flight)
 
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