X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.245.18] (HELO ispwest-email1.mdeinc.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 940707 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:28:44 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.52.245.18; envelope-from=wschertz@ispwest.com Received: from 7n7z201 (unverified [63.13.186.29]) by ispwest-email1.mdeinc.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.3.454.0) with SMTP id for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:27:53 -0800 X-Modus-BlackList: 63.13.186.29=OK;wschertz@ispwest.com=OK X-Modus-RBL: 63.13.186.29=OK X-Modus-Trusted: 63.13.186.29=NO Message-ID: <004001c61ef3$0a68e2d0$0400000a@7n7z201> From: "William" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:27:42 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003D_01C61EC0.BF75CB80" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C61EC0.BF75CB80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Back in the 40's and early 50's the farm tractors my Dad had would be = started on Gasoline, after the engine was warm, would switch to Kerosene = for doing work, and then switch back to Gasoline to refill the carb bowl = before shut-down.=20 Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 7:17 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel 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.=20 Bill Jepson ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C61EC0.BF75CB80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Back in the 40's and early 50's the farm tractors my Dad had would = be=20 started on Gasoline, after the engine was warm, would switch to Kerosene = for=20 doing work, and then switch back to Gasoline to refill the carb bowl = before=20 shut-down.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
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From:=20 WRJJRS@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, January 21, = 2006 7:17=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto = fuel

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=20 Pilots having av gas
pumped in the tanks of mostly Lear Jets that = stopped=20 in, mixing the fuel.
This I understand could be done up to a = maximum=20 ratio of Av Gas to Jet A.  I
am curious if the rotary could = run on a=20 mixture of Heavy fuel and Av gas or
Mo gas?  What would be = the=20 maximum ratio that could be burnt without
suffering any=20 derogation?

Just another of those off the wall = thoughts

Bob=20 Perkinson
Bob,
 In Japan where kerosene was cheap, but gasoline was = expensive they=20 used to mix fuels since the rotary would run on almost anything. =
Bill Jepson
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