X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from sj-iport-3.cisco.com ([171.71.176.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.5) with ESMTP id 905359 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:06:24 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=171.71.176.72; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from sj-core-5.cisco.com ([171.71.177.238]) by sj-iport-3.cisco.com with ESMTP; 29 Dec 2005 11:05:39 -0800 X-IronPort-AV: i="3.99,310,1131350400"; d="scan'208"; a="385108892:sNHT35706600" Received: from xbh-rtp-211.amer.cisco.com (xbh-rtp-211.cisco.com [64.102.31.102]) by sj-core-5.cisco.com (8.12.10/8.12.6) with ESMTP id jBTJ5dYW008662 for ; Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:05:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from xfe-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com ([64.102.31.38]) by xbh-rtp-211.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:05:38 -0500 Received: from [64.102.45.251] ([64.102.45.251]) by xfe-rtp-201.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:05:38 -0500 Message-ID: <43B43382.5080304@nc.rr.com> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:05:38 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050317) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Unobtainium seals? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Dec 2005 19:05:38.0768 (UTC) FILETIME=[DB2B9D00:01C60CAA] Ed Anderson wrote: > True, the seals are made of unobtainium : ) But it gets worse. > Will soon introduce nitrided unobtainium seals. This is in > response to the drag racing maniacs running 30+ pounds of > boost with occasional detonation. The seals still don’t break > but they can be bent downward in the middle when at high > temperature and detonation slams them down, bottoming them out > on the spring seats. The nitrided seals retain their strength > at higher temps. > Tracy > Does this mean we can now run safely without coolant? {:>) > Ed A > Just you, Ed. The rest of us don't have enough glider time to get a sign-off 8*) -- ,|"|"|, | ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta | o| d |o www.ernest.isa-geek.org |