X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-pz0-f52.google.com ([209.85.210.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4417020 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:54:52 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.210.52; envelope-from=rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by pzk27 with SMTP id 27so2041074pzk.25 for ; Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:54:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:sender:received :in-reply-to:references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=/eTA2nfRGxJQ22+qALnNiVAvDnZzU+9gLzHPQdwtAvA=; b=p31yEvPK6DQMDbbUF3li8ZNF4t0eS76jHuvNHQ2q+4pcQxbLHcmKHPozm9f9o0K/z5 AEBuSDO0C0nrtZ9ixhWs7wbpm3Vh5nVGRbRr5HYkRxIPRmqHqod2xzyPm4sUfTl98/o3 MPpB6Nr6pFz7JXzkpDsxm+9TiKE4zOiXz/ee8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=g6aRj/r39QbVyNnDZxg8n+YpWRe6nyt2D3WD8UbkqP9t77nG2o5t9+2u7qJZZ1ic0D knJZTvvOR8xnOZsvDCj+IDKV+KSeZWLzDx++ICuRkszjxT1rloWesDNVYYnBARs/gTqO 0XmRwv7Pg9mX25fNKaP/E3GsdZ91vJ9vk0yv4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.169.12 with SMTP id r12mr6772426wfe.187.1280850856478; Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:54:16 -0700 (PDT) Sender: rwstracy@gmail.com Received: by 10.142.48.11 with HTTP; Tue, 3 Aug 2010 08:54:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 11:54:16 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: bewG9oN273ZQPf1jwGE-lfCT5vc Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Bad rotary week From: Tracy Crook To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd32f104f8e2d048ced5406 --000e0cd32f104f8e2d048ced5406 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Nope, that's weight of engine and required systems (cooling, redrive, alternator & starter). . Trying to define it in the same way that Lycoming defines their engine weight for comparison purposes. eng mount, brackets, ducts, prop, mounting hardware, exhaust system, etc must be added for FWF weight. Tracy On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Kelly Troyer wrote: > Tracy, > > Is 260 lbs your firewall forward weight ??................... > > > Kelly Troyer > "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine > "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 > > "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tracy Crook > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Sent:* Mon, August 2, 2010 8:29:31 PM > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Bad rotary week > > Hi Dwayne, > I estimate I'm getting about 200 HP at 7200 rpm on the Renesis. 230 is > probably the best you are likely to get when normally aspirated and then you > will need to turn it a bit faster. I went all out for weight reduction on > my RV-4 so the engine & systems came out around 260 lbs. > > OTOH, I'm getting about 270 effortless HP from the 20B at 6250 rpm. Should > get 300 if turned to 7000. This install weighs about 90 pounds more than > the Renesis though. > > Tracy > > --000e0cd32f104f8e2d048ced5406 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nope, that's weight of engine and required systems (cooling, redrive, a= lternator & starter).

.=A0 Trying to define it in the same way t= hat Lycoming defines their engine weight for comparison purposes.=A0 eng mo= unt, brackets, ducts, prop, mounting hardware, exhaust system, etc must be = added for FWF weight.

Tracy

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:44 AM= , Kelly Troyer <kelt= ro@att.net> wrote:
Tracy,
=A0=A0=A0
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Is=A0260 lbs your=A0firewall forward wei= ght ??...................
=A0

Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engin= e
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2

"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold



From: Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviat= ion.com>
To: Rot= ary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Mon, August 2, 2010 = 8:29:31 PM
Subject: [Fl= yRotary] Re: Bad rotary week

Hi Dwayne,
=A0=A0 I estimate = I'm getting about 200 HP at 7200 rpm on the Renesis.=A0 230 is probably= the best you are likely to get when normally aspirated and then you will n= eed to turn it a bit faster.=A0 I went all out for weight reduction on my R= V-4 so the engine & systems came out around 260 lbs.

OTOH, I'm getting about 270 effortless HP from the 20B at 6250 rpm.= =A0 Should get 300 if turned to 7000. =A0 This install weighs about 90 poun= ds more than the Renesis though.

Tracy


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