Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2751353 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:13:28 -0500 Received: from rad ([66.156.196.17]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031119141327.FLUP6276.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:13:27 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: gauges Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:13:19 -0600 Message-ID: <029301c3aea7$488f2ce0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0294_01C3AE74.FDF4BCE0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0294_01C3AE74.FDF4BCE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable e.g. roughly speaking boost PSI =3D (MAP - height thousands)-30/2 MAP =3D 42 @ SL =3D 6PSI MAP =3D 48 @ 10,000 =3D 4PSI =20 Does this makes sense, or am I still missing something?=20 =20 =20 Assuming you meant 14 psi for the last example, I think you've got it. =20 =20 I also agree (gasp ) with Marvin that the boost gauge will no longer = be useful after you prove that you can't push the turbo outside it's normal range. Of course I'll be changing turbos soon, so I get to start all = over. It's actually hard to think of a time where I won't be in "test" mode = :-) =20 My voice annunciator and an LED annunciator panel will let me know if = any of 8 parameters get out of line. =20 =20 Great, so you already have warning indicators. That's all I was getting = at. =20 Rusty (temporarily, the water rocketeer)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0294_01C3AE74.FDF4BCE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
e.g. roughly=20 speaking   boost PSI =3D (MAP - height=20 thousands)-30/2
MAP =3D 42 @ SL=20 =3D 6PSI
MAP =3D 48 @=20 10,000 =3D 4PSI
 
Does this=20 makes sense, or am I still missing something? 
 
 
Assuming you=20 meant 14 psi for the last example, I think you've got=20 it.  
 
I = also agree=20 (gasp <g>) with Marvin that the boost gauge will no longer = be useful=20 after you prove that you can't push the turbo outside it's normal=20 range.   Of course=20 I'll be changing turbos soon, so I get to start all = over.   It's=20 actually hard to think of a time where I won't be in "test" mode=20 :-)
 
My voice annunciator and = an LED=20 annunciator panel will let me know if any of 8 parameters get out of=20 line.  
 
Great, so you already have warning indicators.  = That's all I=20 was getting = at.
 
Rusty (temporarily, the water=20 rocketeer) <= /DIV> ------=_NextPart_000_0294_01C3AE74.FDF4BCE0--