Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 777620 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:31:02 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.71; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050310033016.ZMNK24632.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 22:30:16 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Mixture Settings Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 21:30:32 -0600 Message-ID: <000a01c52521$83e52c30$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C524EF.394ABC30" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C524EF.394ABC30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit So my belief that I need to run richer for the high power settings on the rotary is incorrect? Hi Bob, With all engines, it it true that best power is richer than 14.7 AFR. Best economy is leaner. Tracy tends to be... how shall I put this, "a cheap bastard" when it comes to cruise settings :-) Rest assured, he ain't running best power unless he's racing, and probably not even then. Cheers, Rusty (fearing the wrath of the cheap bastard, especially after Ed drinks all his beer) ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C524EF.394ABC30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

So my belief that I need to run richer for the high = power=20 settings on the rotary is incorrect? 

 
Hi=20 Bob,
 
With all = engines, it it=20 true that best power is richer than 14.7 AFR.  Best economy is=20 leaner.  Tracy tends to be... how shall I put this, "a cheap = bastard" when=20 it comes to cruise settings :-)   Rest assured, he ain't = running best=20 power unless he's racing, and probably not even then.  =
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (fearing the wrath=20 of the cheap bastard, especially after Ed drinks all his = beer)



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