X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4600300 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:04:24 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=71.74.56.122; envelope-from=clouduster@austin.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=NFUeGz0loTdi/T6hXKngYYtckjed7x3pKvNOqmBBK18= c=1 sm=0 a=HTMp3qTxHsUA:10 a=04I7FWNrTfP4RHm++yk/MQ==:17 a=YSt6ruyCnVJhBNsvnVgA:9 a=PxThH_oscjio8mHZJMslinUSFcAA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=B_3Y1k8qiBaDphv_:21 a=A_-2NfnqIVO5Mrxr:21 a=PrFgPB2BVNZAG1_KBlQA:9 a=T1gIIsnQv6Ymrde_N_EA:7 a=3xa_wIUTdqyPKocwSEjYHQWfmfwA:4 a=04I7FWNrTfP4RHm++yk/MQ==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 70.113.14.52 Received: from [70.113.14.52] ([70.113.14.52:51072] helo=DWHPC) by hrndva-oedge04.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 28/E9-12606-3B908FC4; Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:03:48 +0000 Message-ID: <57A73F1F78C045809F0C085017813C56@DWHPC> From: "Dennis Havarlah" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Hushpower Muffler on Renesis. Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:03:46 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FA_01CB9232.1E87D6B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18263 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01CB9232.1E87D6B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've had a Hushpower II Resonator on my Renesis for 250 hrs of flying = and 300 total run time. After about 230 hours I took it off and = inspected it. The insides were wrecked, burned and mostly gone. I = cleaned it out and reinstalled it on the plane. It now is just a larger = exhaust pipe and the neighbors say it is a little louder than before. I = do have the Renesis exhaust blowing into a 4 inch dia. X approx. 6 inch = long swirl tank that reverses the flow from forward to rearward. I never experienced any loss of power as the inner parts of the muffler = were failing. Dennis H. ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01CB9232.1E87D6B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I've had a Hushpower II Resonator on my = Renesis for=20 250 hrs of flying and 300 total run time.  After about 230 hours I = took it=20 off and inspected it.  The insides were wrecked, burned and mostly=20 gone.  I cleaned it out and reinstalled it on the = plane.  It now=20 is just a larger exhaust pipe and the neighbors say it is a little = louder=20 than before.  I do have the Renesis exhaust blowing into a 4 inch=20 dia. X approx. 6 inch long swirl tank that reverses the flow from = forward=20 to rearward.
 
I never experienced any loss of power = as the inner=20 parts of the muffler were failing.
 
Dennis H.
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