X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5786618 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:50:50 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.32; envelope-from=gordon@acumen-ea.com Received: from omta02.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.19]) by qmta03.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 5Pmb1k0080QuhwU53VqKoU; Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:50:19 +0000 Received: from GordonHPelite ([76.123.51.236]) by omta02.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 5Vkq1k00K55mGuc3NVkqb6; Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:44:50 +0000 From: "Gordon Alling" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Complete drawings for Intake mainfold...was xcessive LIM Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:45:15 -0400 Message-ID: <001a01cd9f33$598d3fb0$0ca7bf10$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01CD9F11.D27B9FB0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ac2fMezhQ3dBGjaaRWa05/0NlFpwlAAAQ6/A Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CD9F11.D27B9FB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bill, Can you provide some more info on the differences between these plans and other manifolds in use (or the stock manifold)? How much performance improvement do the dyno tests show? I assume that this is for a conventionally oriented engine. Gordon C. Alling, Jr., PE President acumen Engineering/Analysis, Inc. 540-786-2200 www.acumen-ea.com From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of William Mason Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 12:35 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Complete drawings for Intake mainfold...was xcessive LIM Hello all, I have been sitting on a complete set of plans drawings that were given to me by a co-worker that in college had a thesis project on the Mazda rotary engine for aviation use. Yeah... sounded too good to be true to me as well. Now I'm sitting on complete drawings, specs, dyno results from their project, and all of their research. The dyno results show a comparison from stock and some other configurations. I can have it built as a one-off (read expensive) or I can make a run of these and try to reduce the cost of my own copy by a few pennies. I can see a possible need to change placement of the injectors to enable the assembly to fit more applications, but the design is very nice. Commercial interests will be welcome. Serious inquiries welcome. Casually interested individuals please stand by for more information. If you'd like to be placed on the list for a completed copy but don't want any up-front cost, drop me a note. Regards! Bill ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CD9F11.D27B9FB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bill,

 

Can you provide some more info = on the differences between these plans and other manifolds in use (or = the stock manifold)?  How = much performance improvement do the dyno = tests show?  I assume that = this is for a conventionally oriented = engine.

 

Gordon C. Alling, Jr., = PE

President=

acumen Engineering/Analy= sis, Inc.

 

540-786-2200

www.acumen-ea.com

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of William = Mason
Sent: Sunday, = September 30, 2012 12:35 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary] Complete drawings for Intake mainfold...was xcessive = LIM

 

Hello all,
     I have = been sitting on a complete set of plans drawings that were given to me = by a co-worker that in college had a thesis project on the Mazda rotary = engine for aviation use.   Yeah... sounded too good to be true to = me as well.


Now I'm sitting on complete drawings, specs, dyno = results from their project, and all of their research.    The = dyno results show a comparison from stock and some other = configurations.


I can have it built as a one-off (read = expensive) or I can make a run of these and try to reduce the cost of my = own copy by a few pennies.  I can see a possible need to change = placement of the injectors to enable the assembly to fit more = applications, but the design is very nice.    Commercial = interests will be welcome.  Serious inquiries welcome. =  Casually interested individuals please stand by for more = information. 


If you'd like to be placed on the list for = a completed copy but don't want any up-front cost, drop me a = note.


Regards!
Bill

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