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Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:15:20 -0600
From: Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooling non-test
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:46:57 -0400
Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com> wrote:

> Bob White wrote:
> 
> >I put the tip of the manometer a foot or two directly in the cone of the
> >apparatus (what else can I call it?) and got a pressure of about 1 inch
> >of watter. Putting it directly in the end of the leaf blower was about
> >3 inches. So I need a bigger leaf blower!
> >  
> >
> Or several.  Ask a couple neighbors if you can borrow one for a few 
> minutes.  I measured the air exiting mine at 80mph.  Once I get my oil 
> and water coolers integrated, I'm going to walk down the street asking 
> everyone to borrow theirs.  Line them up in front of the wing and turn 
> 'em loose.  You could get three in that box without much trouble.
> 

I must have a wimpy leaf blower.  I think the measurement I made right
at the nozzle of 3" h20 is about 80 mph.  That wasn't uniform over the
opening either, so the average would have been less.

Bob W.

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