X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7) with ESMTP id 965205 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:10:57 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k12L9vLd001785 for ; Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:09:59 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001901c6283d$0b2e5620$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Suitability of NPG for Rotary Engine use Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:10:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C62813.2210BDD0" 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_0016_01C62813.2210BDD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Leonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 3:04 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Suitability of NPG for Rotary Engine use The HP is the easy part. Get the cooling right first. Lynn E. Hanover Very true. Will the "right" cooling system please stand up! My cooling system is too small for the power I wanted to be able to = use. I could still outrun any 160 hp RV-6 and outperform those with 180 = hp and fixed pitch props. =20 But I was out-climbed by the guys with 180hp and c/s props and outrun = by the 200 h.p. crowd. =20 This should have been good enough. Flying n.a. there were no cooling = issues at all. But I am starting to think that cooling is like money. No matter how = much you have, its never quite enough. My current plan it to go from a 2" rad to a 3" rad of the same or = larger surface area. I will also add some fresh intake ducting, a cowl = flap, and spray system. That should allow me to easily beat the 200h.p. guys.... but then = there is always the tri-aviathon... Any suggestions? :-) --=20 Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C62813.2210BDD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From:=20 David=20 Leonard
Sent: Thursday, February 02, = 2006 3:04=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Suitability of=20 NPG for Rotary Engine use



 
 
The HP is the easy part. Get the cooling right first.
 
Lynn E. Hanover
 
 
 
Very true.  Will the "right" cooling system please stand = up!
 
My cooling system is too small for the power I wanted to be = able to=20 use.  I could still outrun any 160 hp RV-6 and outperform those = with 180=20 hp and fixed pitch props. 
 
But I was out-climbed by the guys with 180hp and c/s props and = outrun by=20 the 200 h.p. crowd. 
 
This should have been good enough.  Flying n.a. there were = no=20 cooling issues at all.
 
But I am starting to think that cooling is like money.  = No=20 matter how much you have, its never quite enough.
 
My current plan it to go from a 2" rad to a 3" rad of the same or = larger surface area.  I will also add some fresh intake = ducting, a cowl flap, and spray system.
 
That should allow me to easily beat the 200h.p. guys....  = but then=20 there is always the tri-aviathon...
 
Any suggestions?  :-)

--
Dave = Leonard
Turbo=20 Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
http://members= .aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C62813.2210BDD0--