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Ernest,
what do you call "so much higher"?
A few days ago I read about a Lycoming application in some experimental
plane, mentioning some 1400º or 1700º???
This seems to me like right at the Rotary level? Maybe it is not the heat
after all, but rather the high frequency shockwaves?
Just can't find the article - but I do remember wondering about the numbers
as they seem rather high, but would make Rotaries look normal or even
cool....
Thomas J.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@nc.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:21 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] heat output
Here's an interesting question.
Considering the exhaust heat of the rotary is so much higher than a
Lycoming, if doing a side-by-side comparison of the two with equal fuel
burn rates, wouldn't the Lycoming have more engine heat to remove from
under the cowl than the rotary?
I think this one is a no-brainer, but my mother often said the same
about me...
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