Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 814984 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:20:52 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050322032005.MRFK2001.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:20:05 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Dry sump & Intake plenum Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:20:14 -0600 Message-ID: <01cb01c52e8e$109bd910$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01CC_01C52E5B.C6016910" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01CC_01C52E5B.C6016910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do you think long trumpets on the T/body would have the same effect as = the T/Body on a plenum? Hi Georges, I'm not really following the question here. Air horns (trumpets) are always a good thing, even inside a plenum. Anything that smoothes the flow will add power. In all the intakes that I've made, = the one thing I've learned is that smoothness is more important than size or length of runners. =20 Give me a price for both parts please. I searched my brain a bit, and remembered that the TWM TB that I'm using = now is the one that fit the wrap over intake. The other TB is a different = type, and will not fit. I also might use it, or at least half of it, on the single rotor. In other words, I'm keeping the TB for now. If you want = the intake, you can have it, or Paul can, either way. I thought Paul = already had one of these though. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (Paul is still the intake collector, I collect Glocks)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_01CC_01C52E5B.C6016910 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Do you think long trumpets on the  T/body would = have the=20 same effect as the T/Body on a plenum?

Hi Georges,   I'm not = really=20 following the question here.  Air horns (trumpets) are always a = good thing,=20 even inside a plenum.  Anything that smoothes the flow will add=20 power.  In all the intakes that I've made, the one thing I've = learned=20 is that smoothness is more important than size or length of = runners. =20  

Give me a price for both parts please.

I = searched my brain a=20 bit, and remembered that the TWM TB that I'm using now is the one that = fit the=20 wrap over intake.  The other TB is a different type, and will not=20 fit.  I also might use it, or at least half of it, on the single=20 rotor.  In other words, I'm keeping the TB for now.  If = you want=20 the intake, you can have it, or Paul can, either way.  I=20 thought Paul already had one of=20 these though.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (Paul is still the=20 intake collector, I collect = Glocks) 
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