Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2629349 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 08 Oct 2003 21:33:26 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.10.7]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20031009013334.LHFL802.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Wed, 8 Oct 2003 21:33:34 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: back in the turbo saddle Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 20:33:25 -0500 Message-ID: <00a801c38e05$557cf8a0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A9_01C38DDB.6CA6F0A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A9_01C38DDB.6CA6F0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you Need at turbo - like somebody in a Mountain region might to get = up over ridge lines etc, or for some other reason then I would say stick = with it. If the tubo is just a "nice to have" then you might want to = reconsider. =20 Hi Ed, =20 It wasn't John that couldn't decide which way to go, it was me, which shouldn't be a big surprise :-) =20 =20 I realized a couple things today: =20 1- I don't need a turbo to fly an RV-3 the way Van intended it to be = flown. 2- I do need a turbo to fly it the way I want it to fly. =20 I keep coming back to the reality that this is a toy, and serves no practical purpose. Ultimately, I'd like this plane to make a = performance statement. That has been my goal all along, so there's no reason to = quit now. If I wanted a normal RV-3, I'd have an O-320. =20 =20 OK, that sounded good right? Well, here's the real story. I kept = babbling to my wife about the pros and cons of turbo vs non-turbo, and she = basically told me to shut up, and get the damn turbo, since it's what I really = want. She knows that I would eventually decided to do that anyway, so she = saved me some time, or she's after the life insurance money... Either way- smart woman :-) =20 In other news- I got that ultra-mini alternator today, and man is that = thing small. It looks about a quarter of the size of the stock Mazda unit. =20 =20 Also, while at the airport today, I set my relieve valve to limit the = boost to 5 psi. At least now I can make less exciting takeoffs. Usually, I = spend the first hundred or so feet chasing the throttle around to get the = boost right. This isn't an ideal solution, but it should be interesting to = see if I get better climb performance at full throttle, and 5psi, vs when I was = at about half throttle, and 5psi. Yep, just call me Mr. experimental. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (Hello Turbonetics, goodbye money)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_00A9_01C38DDB.6CA6F0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 If you Need at turbo - like = somebody in a=20 Mountain region might to get up over ridge lines etc, or for some other = reason=20 then I would say stick with it.  If the tubo is just a "nice to = have" then=20 you might want to reconsider. 
 
 Hi=20 Ed,
 
It=20 wasn't John that couldn't decide which way to go, it was me, which=20 shouldn't be a = big surprise :-)  
 
I realized a=20 couple things today:
 
1-  I=20 don't need a turbo to fly an RV-3 the way Van intended it to be=20 flown.
2-  I do=20 need a turbo to fly it the way I want=20 it to fly.
 
I keep=20 coming back to the reality that this is a toy, and serves no = practical=20 purpose.  Ultimately, I'd like this plane to make a performance=20 statement.  That has been my goal all along, so there's no reason = to quit=20 now.  If I wanted a normal RV-3, I'd have an O-320. =20
 
OK, that=20 sounded good right?  Well, here's the real story.  I kept=20 babbling to my wife about the pros and cons of turbo vs non-turbo, = and she=20 basically told me to shut up, and get the damn turbo, since it's = what I=20 really want.  She knows that I would eventually decided to do that = anyway,=20 so she saved me some time, or she's after the life insurance = money... =20 Either way- smart woman :-)
 
In other=20 news- I got that ultra-mini alternator today, and man is that thing = small. =20 It looks about a quarter of the size of the stock Mazda unit. =20
 
Also, while=20 at the airport today, I set my relieve valve to limit the boost to 5 = psi. =20 At least now I can make less exciting takeoffs.  Usually, I spend = the first=20 hundred or so feet chasing the throttle around to get the boost = right. =20 This isn't an ideal solution, but it should be interesting to see if I = get=20 better climb performance at full throttle, and 5psi, vs when I was at = about half=20 throttle, and 5psi.  Yep, just call me Mr. experimental. =20
 
Cheers,
Rusty (Hello=20 Turbonetics, goodbye money)
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