X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.137.4] (HELO imo-m23.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 940711 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:18:01 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.4; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.285.44e3471 (3940) for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:17:11 -0500 (EST) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <285.44e3471.31043717@aol.com> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:17:11 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1137892631" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5044 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1137892631 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/19/2006 6:03:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, bobperk@bellsouth.net writes: Charlie, Back before M33 had Jet A (Pre 1980's), I witnessed Pilots having av gas pumped in the tanks of mostly Lear Jets that stopped in, mixing the fuel. This I understand could be done up to a maximum ratio of Av Gas to Jet A. I am curious if the rotary could run on a mixture of Heavy fuel and Av gas or Mo gas? What would be the maximum ratio that could be burnt without suffering any derogation? Just another of those off the wall thoughts Bob Perkinson Bob, In Japan where kerosene was cheap, but gasoline was expensive they used to mix fuels since the rotary would run on almost anything. Bill Jepson -------------------------------1137892631 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 1/19/2006 6:03:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, bobperk@= bellsouth.net writes:
Charlie,
Back before M33 had Jet A (Pre 198= 0's), I witnessed Pilots having av gas
pumped in the tanks of mostly Lear= Jets that stopped in, mixing the fuel.
This I understand could be done u= p to a maximum ratio of Av Gas to Jet A.  I
am curious if the rotary= could run on a mixture of Heavy fuel and Av gas or
Mo gas?  What wo= uld be the maximum ratio that could be burnt without
suffering any deroga= tion?

Just another of those off the wall thoughts

Bob Perkinso= n
Bob,
 In Japan where kerosene was cheap, but gasoline was expensive the= y used to mix fuels since the rotary would run on almost anything.
Bill Jepson
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