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X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.6) with ESMTP id 1830376 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:54:36 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm68aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070211165345.BQID9080.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm68aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:53:45 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm68aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070211165345.LYZK24161.ibm68aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:53:45 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Totalizer Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:53:29 -0600 Message-ID: <00f901c74dfd$31a1f230$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C74DCA.E7078230" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 Thread-Index: AcdNh61+jy3FZe2dSOGgOy0U3BnA8gAcQcSA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C74DCA.E7078230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Simple/Inexpensive =20 One is a simply Fuel Flow and Air/Fuel ratio (LED) indicator in a = package small enough to fit in the 2 1/4" instrument hole. But, that is all the information it will provide - Fuel Flow and Air/Fuel Ratio. This will = be the cheaper version. This will have a 10 segment LED bargraph for the Air/Fuel Ratio and a 3.5 digit LCD readout for the Fuel Flow. =20 =20 Hi Ed, =20 Good to see you're giving up retirement. This will give you something = more productive to do that cleaning up goose crap at the airport :-)=20 =20 I would imagine you will be able to sell quite a few of these simple versions to the Subaru folks that are using fuel injection. With that = in mind, I'd suggest allowing for single injector (rather than staged = injector) operation. At least I don't think the Subaru guys run staged injectors. = =20 =20 Speaking of Subaru's, I have to admit that they sure run well in the = gyro world. The Subaru is running on nearly all the two place gyros, and = they just don't seem to be having any problems, even though they run high = power virtually all the time. The gyro I'm training in has 1400 hours on it's engine! I'm not about to convert, but I can't help but be impressed. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C74DCA.E7078230 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

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One is a simply Fuel Flow and Air/Fuel ratio = (LED)=20 indicator in a package small enough to fit in the 2 1/4" instrument = hole. =20 But, that is all the information it will provide - Fuel Flow and = Air/Fuel=20 Ratio. This will be the cheaper version. This will have a 10 = segment=20 LED bargraph for the Air/Fuel Ratio and a 3.5 digit LCD readout for the = Fuel=20 Flow.

Hi=20 Ed,

Good to=20 see you're giving up retirement. This will give you something more = productive to do that cleaning up goose crap at the airport=20 :-)

I would=20 imagine you will be able to sell quite a few of these simple = versions to=20 the Subaru folks that are using fuel injection. With that in mind, = I'd=20 suggest allowing for single injector (rather than staged injector)=20 operation. At least I don't think the Subaru guys run staged=20 injectors.

Speaking of Subaru's, I have to admit that they = sure run well=20 in the gyro world. The Subaru is running on nearly all = the two=20 place gyros, and they just don't seem to be having any problems, even = though=20 they run high power virtually all the time. The gyro I'm = training in=20 has 1400 hours on it's engine! I'm not about to convert, but = I can't=20 help but be impressed.

Cheers,

Rusty

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