X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from poplet2.per.eftel.com ([203.24.100.45] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4431343 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:58:26 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.24.100.45; envelope-from=lendich@aanet.com.au Received: from sv1-1.aanet.com.au (mail.aanet.com.au [203.24.100.34]) by poplet2.per.eftel.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 255E0174B26 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:55:08 +0800 (WST) Received: from ownerf1fc517b8 (203.171.92.134.static.rev.aanet.com.au [203.171.92.134]) by sv1-1.aanet.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id BF4C3BEC035 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:55:06 +0800 (WST) Message-ID: From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo Questions Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:55:06 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 100814-1, 08/14/2010), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Bill, Turbo/ supercharged normalizing might be OK, but 10:1 is on the cusp IMHO. George (down under) : [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo Questions > My vote would be no if I was paying for it. More likely to have detonation > problems and less likely to benefit as much from boost as a lower > compression engine. > > Bill Bradburry wrote: >> >> Should the Renesis, with the 10:1 rotors, be turboed or supercharged? Isn’t >> this too much compression to add more air? >> >> Bill B >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] >> *On Behalf Of *David Leonard >> *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 11:54 PM >> *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft >> *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo Questions >> >> I hope some of this real world info from Bob and John is helpful >> to others of >> >> the group that may be considering turboing their 13B or >> Renesis...........These >> >> guys plus a few others (Dave Leonard and Steve Brooks) are >> turboed........... >> >> Dave is flying a T3/T4 hybrid if I recall correctly.........Jump >> in here Dave.......... >> >> >> No, mine is a full big shaft TO4 with a 60-1 compressor and housing. For >> ease of installation it as just been put into the stock turbine housing. >> >> -- >> David Leonard >> >> Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY >> http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net >> http://RotaryRoster.net >> > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >