X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 920994 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 22:03:53 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-189-178.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.189.178]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j41237L5006696 for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 22:03:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002301c54df2$0cb17cf0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Bay Shots Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 22:04:03 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0020_01C54DD0.8568EE70" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C54DD0.8568EE70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bernie=20 I prefer to think of it as "naughty" rather than "obscene"{:>). Sorta = like those "hourglass" figures of the early 50's - you know what I mean. Actually,there is a very good and straightforward reason why it = works, has to do with positive pressure gradient, keeping the boundary = layer energized and delaying pressure recovery (or at least that's what = this electrical engineer believes he has understood). It really makes a = lot of sense when laid out or at least it does to me. This is the topic I will cover (and hopefully explain)at Charlies - = you can shoot at it there to your heart's content {:>). But, No U-tubes = gonna violate my baby! {:>) Ed=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WALTER B KERR=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:50 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine Bay Shots Some photos from start to almost finish of the reinstallation ------------------------------------------------------------ There is something obscene about that diffuser that necks down and = then rapidly trumpets up. We've got to get a bank of U-tubes in there = and see what is happening! I know it works, I just don't understand how = and why. Bernie, no medical :>(, but I do have a test pilot who will fly while = I tune control :>) May take 10 hours! ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C54DD0.8568EE70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi  Bernie
 
I prefer to think of it as "naughty" = rather than=20 "obscene"{:>).  Sorta like those "hourglass" figures of the = early 50's -=20 you know what I mean.
 
  Actually,there is a very good = and=20 straightforward  reason why it works, has to do with positive = pressure=20 gradient, keeping the boundary layer energized and delaying pressure = recovery=20 (or at least that's what this electrical engineer believes he has = understood).=20 It really makes a lot of sense when laid out or at least it does to=20 me.
 
  This is the topic I will cover = (and=20 hopefully explain)at Charlies - you can shoot at it there to your = heart's=20 content {:>). But, No = U-tubes gonna=20 violate my baby! {:>)
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 WALTER B = KERR
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 = 9:50=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine = Bay=20 Shots

Some photos from start to almost = finish of the=20 reinstallation
 
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There is something obscene about that = diffuser=20 that necks down and then rapidly trumpets up. We've got to get a bank = of=20 U-tubes in there and see what is happening! I know it works, I just = don't=20 understand how and why.
 
Bernie, no medical :>(, but I do = have a test=20 pilot who will fly while I tune control :>)  May take 10=20 hours!
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