Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #32273
From: keltro@att.n <keltro@att.net>
Subject: Cooling was Remove Turbo
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:56:41 +0000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Ernest and All,
    Has yet to be proven but I am still hopeing that our "in wing" radiators with
the inlet ducts in the outer third of our prop radius will have superior cooling
on the ground as well as in the air !!
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2




-------------- Original message from "Mark R Steitle" <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu>: --------------


> Ernest,
> A water mister would cool things down and provide the needed cooling
> during climb out on hot days. By the time you've reached your cruise
> altitude, you've expended the water and you no longer have to carry the
> extra weight of the water. You can use a cheap window washer pump and
> garden plumbing. I think Tracy used this system off and on.
>
> Mark S.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
> Behalf Of Ernest Christley
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:01 AM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Remove Turbo
>
> Steve Brooks wrote:
>
> >>Wha t if you are in line on really hot day? You might not even get 2
> min of
> >>max power.
> >>I would rather err on the wild side of cooling - you always can cut
> down
> >>and close off, once you know your ride...
> >>
> Are there alternatives to keep things cooler while sitting in line?
> Would an extremely lean mixture make a difference?

> ,|"|"|, Ernest Christley |
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