Ed,

Just a word of = encouragement....would love=20 to see you and others at SWRFI. I have a number of folks who are=20 interested in the engine choice, but they would really like to see = flying craft.=20 Its new venue in New Braunfel, TX (between Austin and San Antonio) = was=20 a great choice. Really great destination. I just = returned=20 yesterday from a yearly trek (it is so nice, it wasn't even aviation = related and=20 took me away from working on my newly delivered wing kit, ...just = hammock=20 piloting, rivering and jet skiing). I don't think I will be flying = yet,=20 but I will be a lot closer to flight <g>.

If you need info on the area, let = me know. I=20 know it pretty well (attended undergrad nearby). The Faust = historic hotel=20 is very reasonable and very nice (IMHO, much nicer and better bang = for the=20 buck than the cookie cutter chains).FWIW.

All the best,

Chris

www.LoneStarVelocity.com

Christopher Barber
Attorney and Counselor at = Law
11930 S=20 Sam Houston Pkwy E
Suite 103
Houston, Texas = 77089-4755
281-464-LAWS=20 (5297)

"Serving the needs of Senior=20 Texans"

CBarber@TexasAttorney.net
www.TexasAttorney.net =

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 9:44 = PM
To:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re:=20 Turbomania

Hi Bill,

No, I have not. I have = thought=20 about it on the ground, but always seem to forget in the air. I = guess=20 part of it is that I think I have found good timing for power on = takeoff and=20 climb and just don't want to mess with that. But, now that I = think of it=20 I presume that I could mess with the timing on the "B" controller and = leave=20 the "A" controller where it is, Hummmm.

I think I will check with Tracy to make certain = screwing=20 with the timing on one processor won't screw it up on the other. = I am=20 99% certain - buuuttttt want to be sure.

I am going to put the presentation on my website = (well,=20 actually I dont' have my own, but a guy by name of Don Mack has hosted = my=20 stuff for 4 years. Perhaps he won't mind adding some = more.

In any case, I will probably make hardcopy for a = nominal fee=20 (cover my costs) for those interested.

I've actually copyrighted the presentation and=20 officially registered it with the Library of Congress CopyRight = Office. I=20 don't know if anything similar was even done by the Mazda = engineers. We=20 know they did a lot of cut and try experimenting. Like for the = 1990 VDIE=20 manifold the to the 1988 NA DIE manifold and changed its length in = 200mm=20 segments and then ran dyno curves. Then they chose the segment = lengths=20 that gave them the curves they wanted. So they may never have set down = and=20 worked out the equations - what need had they when they had the = resources to=20 emperically derive what they wanted {:>)

Hell, I might find little guys dress all in black = swinging=20 long sharp swords at my neither region {:>). I might accused = of=20 industrial spying {:>)

Well, going to also go to SERFI at Evergreen, Al = in early=20 October. Plan on meeting Tracy there and having him give my work = a=20 santity check. I sort of probed Paul Lamar, but without even = seeing a=20 single slide, he started telling me that I would have a "hard = sell". I=20 guess that is because he has "gone on the record" with an email = telling folks=20 not to copy anything I was doing manifold wise, because it would = "hurt" engine=20 performance at aircraft rpms. Well, he was wrong, but at the = time there=20 was nothing I had to show that. I now do {:>). It might = need a=20 little twicking on a couple of the parameter values, but the logic and = equation derivation is straight foward. No tricks up the sleeve, = no=20 magic hats - its all laid out for anyone who can follow simple high = school=20 algebra (and even if they can't) will understand.

Keep trying to tell some of these folks that just = because an=20 intake system is advertised (even honestedly) that it will produce 220 = HP at=20 8000 hp, doesn't mean that it will work for an aircraft (unless we can = find a=20 way to shift gears). But, I went that route early on so it take = some=20 time and poor experiences to help you find the path.

Good hearing from you, Bill. I am going to = try and=20 make the SWRFI next year as I have a long lost nephew living near that = area.

Take care and good flying

Best Regards

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bill Eslick=20
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20

Sent: Friday, September 19, = 2003 8:34=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re:=20 Turbomania

Ed,

Have you ever tweedled with the timing while at cruise = RPM? =20 I didn't think to try that, but I may.

Unfortunately work precludes the Shady Bend attendance = this=20 time. Rats again.

I am really looking forward to somehow taking in your=20 presentation on intake manifolds.

Bill

Hi Bill

Thanks = for the=20 great report. Glad to hear the new = manifold is=20 working out so well. Yes, that old spark = plug SAG=20 (Sparkplug Attention Getter) will certainly get = your=20 attention - ruined more than one seat cusion = myself from=20 it. I've got myself a spark plug cleaner = (if I can=20 find where I misplaced it) that I want to use to = clear=20 some of the numerous spark plugs I have saved to = see if=20 I can't get some more hours out of = them.

I wouldn't worry = about not=20 matching Tracy's fuel profile - I can't = either. I=20 can cruise at 170 TAS and burn mabye as low as = 7.25- 7.5=20 gph but no lower. I think Tracy can get = even=20 higher cruise TAS with 6 - 6.5 GPH. I = think part=20 of it is the higher drag of the RV-6, but I also = think=20 Tracy has had so many long trips to play with = his=20 ignition timing and other variables that he has = his=20 really fine tuned.

Do you plan on being = at the=20 Rotary Fly in?

Ed Anderson

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

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