X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.248] (HELO qnsi-xch.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c2) with ESMTP id 716582 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:18:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.248; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C5B541.910EC776" Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Powersport Exhaust Kit X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 08:22:45 -0500 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Powersport Exhaust Kit Thread-Index: AcW00vts71I1/2LcQdOYG3OH5crUbwAbmBqQ From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5B541.910EC776 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good point Bill. Need to find out how they measured it. Did anyone on the group hear the RV8's at OSH? =20 Bobby ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of wrjjrs@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 7:05 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Powersport Exhaust Kit The only problem Bobby is in the flying tests those RV-8s did at Vans they complained the exhaust was very loud. To the point of objectional. Make sure you hear one Before paying. I think 87 would be great but a quiet car is around 87db (at 50 ft) so be sure they tell you where they got that number. (hopefully not a 10K ft flyover!) Bill Jepson =20 -----Original Message----- From: Bobby J. Hughes To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:51:41 -0500 Subject: [FlyRotary] Powersport Exhaust Kit I posted this to the ACRE group as well so you may see it twice. =20 In a couple of weeks Powersport plans to offer their exhaust as a kit. This is the system that is running on the two RV8's. Ray indicated they are measuring 81db and has a sound like a quiet turbine. They have over 80 hours on each aircraft with no sign destruction. The system uses machined flanges (no welds) and some inconel parts. The muffler is located in the cowl and is heat shielded with stainless. I have spoken with them a couple of times this week about the kit and a set of flanges to support the Renesis. I have offered to send them an exhaust gasket to use as a template to develop a Renesis flange set. I also ask them to determine what the minimum first production run would be and what they would cost. Ray said to expect the kit information to be on their web site in a couple of weeks. =20 =20 Bobby ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5B541.910EC776 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good point Bill. Need to find out how they = measured it. Did=20 anyone on the group hear the RV8's at OSH?
 
Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of=20 wrjjrs@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 7:05=20 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary] Re:=20 Powersport Exhaust Kit

The only problem Bobby is in the flying tests those RV-8s did = at Vans=20 they complained the exhaust was very loud. To the point of objectional. = Make=20 sure you hear one Before paying. I think 87 would be great but a quiet = car is=20 around 87db (at 50 ft) so be sure they tell you where they got that = number.=20 (hopefully not a 10K ft flyover!)
Bill Jepson
 
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From: = Bobby J.=20 Hughes <bhughes@qnsi.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:51:41=20 -0500
Subject: [FlyRotary] Powersport Exhaust Kit

I posted this to the ACRE group as well so = you may see=20 it twice.
 
In a = couple of weeks=20 Powersport plans to offer their exhaust as a kit. This is the system = that is=20 running on the two RV8's. Ray indicated they are measuring 81db and has = a sound=20 like a quiet turbine. They have over 80 hours on each aircraft with no = sign=20 destruction. The system uses machined flanges (no welds) and some = inconel parts.=20 The muffler is located in the cowl and is heat shielded with stainless. = I have=20 spoken with them a couple of times this week about the kit and a set of = flanges=20 to support the Renesis. I have offered to send them an exhaust = gasket to=20 use as a template to develop a Renesis flange set. I also ask them to = determine=20 what the minimum first production run would be and what they would cost. = Ray=20 said to expect the kit information to be on their web site in a couple = of=20 weeks.
 
 
Bobby
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