X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-vx0-f180.google.com ([209.85.220.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTPS id 5040713 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:04:40 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.220.180; envelope-from=thomasmann51@gmail.com Received: by vxd7 with SMTP id 7so3243565vxd.25 for ; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:04:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=9PKWQYNa3OmQUH3BRMpfi1cFUvi/MfEkPjs8QNZvEik=; b=d0RIqx3x1WM0V4Uuq+uXDRmQW9eFGUO3eiBO0x/vBHXHwL4XBwyCNdmPL+G9X4VCo+ BKtwdVtIbebLDs6z1j8hZ+7LWAYNGBzVXD865+v2yepFWjBnmO3nDvuTYYhXXvaKMDfU 2R4IpeIBfkSwLuUyHE6dDdBOI0HfJGG2pOfNs= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.215.8 with SMTP id hc8mr1607138vcb.166.1309640643588; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:04:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.181.202 with HTTP; Sat, 2 Jul 2011 14:04:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 16:04:03 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 20B Installation From: Thomas Mann To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec54ee75258321004a71c79ee --bcaec54ee75258321004a71c79ee Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 No argument there William. I have my 20B here ready for rebuild along with the bed mount & PSRU so I'm pretty committed at this point. This is just personal preference. I'm not saying it's right for everybody. Your points supporting a 13B Turbo are some that I considered. One of the downsides of going with the three rotor is the extra rotor so extra seals, high compression rotor, P-Ported housing. Just so long as it runs reliably with extra power to get me off the runway. T Mann On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 3:35 PM, William Wilson wrote: > It also depends on your goal. If you want to fly most economically or at > high altitudes, the 13B turbo setup is probably better. If you just want to > go fast, the 20B will produce as much power as a typical 13B turbo. The 13B > is cheaper and easier to find parts for (for those relatively few parts > which aren't common to both). Weight is probably similar. > > > On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Thomas Mann wrote: > >> No turbo for me. >> >> I was looking at the turbo two rotor and decided (based on weight and >> simplicity) to go with the three rotor N/A instead. >> >> I felt that to add the complexity of the turbo took away more than it >> gave. What draws me to the rotary in the first place is the simplicity. If I >> add the turbo, I've lost this level of simplicity. >> >> T Mann >> >> On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Kelly Troyer wrote: >> >>> Thomas, >>> Turbo ??...................... >>> >>> > --bcaec54ee75258321004a71c79ee Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No argument there William.

I have my 20B here ready for = rebuild along with the bed mount & PSRU so I'm pretty committed at = this point.

This is just personal preference. I= 9;m not saying it's right for everybody.

Your points supporting a 13B Turbo are some that I cons= idered. One of the downsides of going with the three rotor is the extra rot= or so extra seals, high compression rotor, P-Ported housing.=A0

Just so long as it runs reliably with extra power to get me = off the runway.

T Mann

On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 3:35 PM, William Wilson <= ;fluffysheap@gmail.com> wrote:
It also depends on your goal.=A0 If you wan= t to fly most economically or at high altitudes, the 13B turbo setup is pro= bably better.=A0 If you just want to go fast, the 20B will produce as much = power as a typical 13B turbo.=A0 The 13B is cheaper and easier to find part= s for (for those relatively few parts which aren't common to both).=A0 = Weight is probably similar.


On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Thomas Mann = <thomasmann51@gmail.com> wrote:
No turbo for me.

I was looking at the turbo two rotor an= d decided (based on weight and simplicity) to go with the three rotor N/A i= nstead.=A0

I felt that to add the complexity of th= e turbo took away more than it gave. What draws me to the rotary in the fir= st place is the simplicity. If I add the turbo, I've lost this level of= simplicity.

T Mann

On Sat,= Jul 2, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Kelly Troyer <keltro@att.net> wrote:
Thomas,
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Turbo ??......................



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