Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #16902
From: Tracy Crook <lors01@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: : 13b vs 360 performance
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:02:50 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
RPM alone doesn't prove anything, but yes, I got 6400 RPM with the 2.176 : 1 drive ratio and 7300 RPM with the 2.85 : 1.   I beat several O - 360 RVs with both setups.
 
Tracy
 

Ed / Jerry,
I stand corrected.  Let me say that 'the 13b power I see being achieved so far in NA 13b airplane installations seem to be less than what O-360 guys are getting'.    After mounting props was anybody able to attain even 6000 rpm in their 13b NA aircraft installation, level-flight?
 
Tom 

Jerry Hey <jerryhey@earthlink.net> wrote:
I assume you are talking about a 6000 rpm limited rotary vs a wide open
0-360. Run the rotary faster and thats the end of the story. Jerry

 Ed Anderson wrote:
> Tom, 
> I don't really think anyone can accurately make a generalization like
> that. 
 
> From: Tom
> It's my understanding that NA non-renesis rotary installations
> produce less power than 360s, Perry Mick might have a word on this.
 

> Eric Ruttan wrote:
> A 360 Lyc does not produce the same power as a rotary.
> If true, then the Ellison card may not get enough air.
> If not true, then there is no real reason why the Ellison cannot feed a
> rotary.
>
> Ed, I understand your math, but even if the local inlet velocity is much
> higher, we dont care. the velocities adverage out to the same, as the
> volume of air = velocity * carb area.
>
> If the velocities are higher, the rotary consumes more air, and makes
> more power.
>


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