X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4947830 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:14:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=2pE2Kh9Ye2ywHyyFZnC5ZQ1FvuPrdOtuPO5uN4ysVDU= c=1 sm=0 a=5qYtEaTt718A:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:17 a=3oc9M9_CAAAA:8 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=TIAdAEPHgIfmHjxZlZ8A:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=U8Ie8EnqySEA:10 a=WasxgrSMAHlDEHsc:21 a=fF2d2eApdXV-2PTK:21 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=PzKFsbM82hwMfOhPQusA:9 a=2r7WHzKt_jVrigtUhp8A:7 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 174.110.167.5 Received: from [174.110.167.5] ([174.110.167.5:55512] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 9F/D1-05159-94BF8AD4; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:13:29 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 16X Torque and Fuel Economy Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:13:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01CBFBBA.526439A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CBFBBA.526439A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, if you got twice the torque at the same old rpm - I suspect the rpm = on the 16X will be less than previous rotaries - but just a guess. In = any case, it will clearly produce more HP than current stock models at = our rpms. Ed From: Lehanover@aol.com=20 Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 7:31 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 16X Torque and Fuel Economy In a message dated 4/15/2011 1:14:28 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, = eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: Mazda claims that the 16X will have double the torque (at all rpm) and = better fuel economy at high engine speeds. The Renesis claimed a 20% = fuel improvement - but it appeared that was to be found at lower rpm = than we operate at. So hopefully the 16X will be kinder at our rpm = range. Would not "twice" the torque mean twice the HP? Torque X RPM /5252 =3D HP Lynn E. Hanover ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CBFBBA.526439A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, if you got twice the torque at the same old rpm = - I=20 suspect the rpm on the 16X will be less than previous rotaries - but = just a=20 guess.  In any case, it will clearly produce more HP than current = stock=20 models at our rpms.
 
Ed

From: Lehanover@aol.com
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To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 16X Torque and Fuel=20 Economy

 
 
In a message dated 4/15/2011 1:14:28 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, = eanderson@carolina.rr.com=20 writes:
Mazda claims that the 16X will have double the = torque=20 (at all rpm) and better fuel economy at high engine speeds.  The = Renesis=20 claimed a 20% fuel improvement - but it appeared that was to be found = at lower=20 rpm than we operate at.  So hopefully the 16X will be kinder at = our rpm=20 range.
 
 
Would not "twice" the torque mean twice the HP?
 
Torque X RPM /5252 =3D HP
 
Lynn E. Hanover
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