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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:38:11 -0700
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Something to remember an airbox like that must be on the "cold side" of the
engine. Don't put it over the exhaust.
Bill

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Luciano, Luis I CIV PEOSUB, PMS404P <
flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

> Hahaha... I always heard of Tracy's simple intake manifold but never had
> seen the actual setup (except for zoomed out shots in Contact mag).  Now I
> feel better as I move forward with my build :)  Thanks for sharing
> Charlie!!!
>
> Luis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 12:27 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [Non-DoD Source] [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral
>
> On 6/14/2016 9:52 AM, Tom Mann wrote:
> > Any Idea as to where one might find this information?
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Charlie England
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:43 AM
> > To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral
> >
> > It's not that hard to make an intake that will make great power. Look
> > at Tracy's setup. Might not be aesthetically beautiful to some eyes,
> > but to me, function is beauty. I don't know of any N/A 2 rotor that's
> > as fast as his -4, or as efficient at lower speeds. And really simple to
> make.
> >
> > Charlie
>
> Hope Tracy doesn't mind; here's a shot of the Renesis manifold. I believe
> that the tubes inside the 'box' were later extended to be near the opposite
> wall. IIRC, Tracy said that the tubes are ~11" from the face of the block
> to the end of the bellmouth.
>
> You can see old versions of the RWS website by using the Wayback Machine &
> picking a date.
>
> Charlie
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Something to remember an airbox like that must be on the &=
quot;cold side&quot; of the engine. Don&#39;t put it over the exhaust.=C2=
=A0<div>Bill</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote">On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Luciano, Luis I CIV PEOSUB, PMS404=
P <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net" targ=
et=3D"_blank">flyrotary@lancaironline.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">Hahaha... I always heard of Tracy&#39;s simple intak=
e manifold but never had seen the actual setup (except for zoomed out shots=
 in Contact mag).=C2=A0 Now I feel better as I move forward with my build :=
)=C2=A0 Thanks for sharing Charlie!!!<br>
<br>
Luis<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:flyrotary@lancair=
online.net">flyrotary@lancaironline.net</a>]<br>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 12:27 PM<br>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft<br>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral<br>
<br>
On 6/14/2016 9:52 AM, Tom Mann wrote:<br>
&gt; Any Idea as to where one might find this information?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; -----Original Message----- From: Charlie England<br>
&gt; Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:43 AM<br>
&gt; To: Rotary motors in aircraft<br>
&gt; Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; It&#39;s not that hard to make an intake that will make great power. L=
ook<br>
&gt; at Tracy&#39;s setup. Might not be aesthetically beautiful to some eye=
s,<br>
&gt; but to me, function is beauty. I don&#39;t know of any N/A 2 rotor tha=
t&#39;s<br>
&gt; as fast as his -4, or as efficient at lower speeds. And really simple =
to make.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Charlie<br>
<br>
Hope Tracy doesn&#39;t mind; here&#39;s a shot of the Renesis manifold. I b=
elieve that the tubes inside the &#39;box&#39; were later extended to be ne=
ar the opposite wall. IIRC, Tracy said that the tubes are ~11&quot; from th=
e face of the block to the end of the bellmouth.<br>
<br>
You can see old versions of the RWS website by using the Wayback Machine &a=
mp; picking a date.<br>
<br>
Charlie<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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