Return-Path: Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 245529 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jul 2004 22:18:43 -0400 Received: from JSLADE ([209.214.14.165]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040707021809.PZLV1776.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@JSLADE> for ; Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:18:09 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Second stock turbo bites the dust Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:18:08 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0073_01C463A7.1DD65310" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0073_01C463A7.1DD65310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message > I think you may find that your prop is so overpitched that you "need" the turbo to get any decent rpm. Yea. I was thinking that might be a problem. >there's a sucker born every minute :-) Or, in this case, a blower :) >hereby challenge John to a climb contest at this year's roundup OK. You're on. Target altitude - 25,000 ft. :) A climb contest (less than 10,000 ft) you will always win. Lets try a speed contest instead. (of course you'll have to fly over to a hard surface airport to find me) >I like that Idea too. You will have to seal the oil passages. Duh! :) Anyway - good news. Tomorrow, I just spoke at length with Max at http://www.turbonetics.com.au/ He can get a turbo locally for about $150AU and rebuild it per the specs on his web site for around $600AU. That's less than the turbo rebuilder guy up the street wanted to just do a straight rebuild. I told him to go ahead. I should have my new turbo in 2-3 weeks. John ------=_NextPart_000_0073_01C463A7.1DD65310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 > I think you may find that your = prop is so=20 overpitched that you "need" the turbo to get any decent = rpm.   
Yea. I was thinking that might be a=20 problem.  
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>there's a sucker born every minute=20 :-)
Or, in this=20 case, a blower :)
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>hereby challenge John to a climb contest at this year's=20 roundup
OK. You're on. Target altitude - 25,000 ft.=20 :)
A climb contest (less than 10,000 ft) you = will always=20 win. Lets try a speed contest=20 instead.
(of course you'll have to fly over to a hard = surface=20 airport to find me)
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 >I = like that=20 Idea too.  You will have to seal the oil = passages. 
Duh!=20 :)
 
Anyway - good news.  Tomorrow, I just = spoke at=20 length with Max at http://www.turbonetics.com.au/ =20 He can get a turbo locally for = about=20 $150AU and rebuild it per the specs on his web site for = around $600AU.=20 That's less than the turbo rebuilder guy up the street wanted to just do = a=20 straight rebuild.
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I told him to go ahead. I should have my new = turbo in=20 2-3 weeks.
John=
 
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