Steve,
Other than the muffler how is your ship and its complete "Mistral" firewall forward installation
doing ?..................Are your cooling systems doing the job and is the Mistral "FADEC" single
lever fuel and ignition ECU keeping the EGT under control ?............I am sure the Rotary group
would be interested in hearing some of your numbers such as fuel flow, EGT, oil and coolant
temps, etc................
Best Regards,
Kelly Troyer
"DYKE DELTA JD2" (Eventually)
"13B ROTARY"_ Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"MISTRAL"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
"TURBONETICS"_TO4E50 Turbo
From: Steve Thomas <glasair2@me.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tue, April 19, 2011 6:24:20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Burns Stainless Muffler Failure
I just did an inspection of my muffler and found that it was basically coming apart inside. This is a Burns Stainless, 17" 2-Stage muffler after 50 hours of flying behind a 2-rotor engine. Now, it could be that 50 hours is a reasonable life for something like this, I don't know. But, it certainly confirms the stories of muffler disintegration. I've inspected this muffler several times over the last 50 hours, but this is the first time that I've seen damage. But, when it comes apart, it really comes apart. It is
unfortunate, as the muffler was really effective in reducing the noise and was light-weight.
Best Regards,
Steve Thomas
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