X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:41:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-bw0-f52.google.com ([209.85.214.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4465798 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:09:31 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.52; envelope-from=ronlaughlin@gmail.com Received: by bwz5 with SMTP id 5so50814bwz.25 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:08:56 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; b=hfUEZiEIsJXmA+56ZpbUDoPdxl50D9Umlr1LdJqDuiBZeB01SbwEDPghhZzMY5MvEl j4uQrKEwudVu9NOiT1h+gmNme1YL077llur6LmU8jIFGJEzCzfQ91+KEo5ZRCRi+ZiIP S4SCHpX3px8ja+c/r/hFs2s/OGWs341aZtqa0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.165.195 with SMTP id y3mr341153hbd.28.1284437336020; Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:08:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.239.175.144 with HTTP; Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:08:55 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: ronlaughlin@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:08:55 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Engine failure ATC Transcript Super Legacy Twin Turbo TSIO 580 From: Ron Laughlin X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Jeff, Up until this year, all turbocharged Cirrus were turbo-normalized IO550N's with 8.5:1 pistons. Tornado Alley Turbos owns the STC for the TN-IO550 that was used by Cirrus. Just this year, they started offering TCM's TSIO-550 as an option. Ron On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:01 PM, wrote: > An turbo charged engine that loses upper deck is NOT a naturally aspirated > engine. A turbocharged TSIO 550 develops 100% takeoff power at 38.5 inches > and 2700 RPM. If you lose a hose coupling at sea level the most you might > get out of this engine is 29 inches-- making a go around rather interesting. > > engiengine just becomes a naturally > aspirated IO550. > > Jeff >