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Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 10:37:52 -0700
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
From: Michael McGee <jmpcrftr@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Electric Oil Pump?
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The only thing I thought of is for us aerobatic guys.  It could be put to 
use as the Up-Side-Down-Auxilary-Oil-Pump.

Mike

At 06:46 2004-05-08, you wrote:
>There is an important rationale for EWP, involving power absorption, 
>efficiency
>over various speed ranges, reliability, etc. that make EWP superior in so many
>ways to the system it was designed to replace.  Oil pumps are so bullet proof,
>simple and reliable that I can't come up with a similar argument for an 
>EOP.  I
>am looking for a way in which EOP would constitute an improvement in 
>performance
>and/or reliability over the current system and coming up empty.
>Help me out here ... what would be the advantage? ... Jim S.
>
>Eric Ruttan wrote:
>
> > Having read of the demonstrated the effectivness of an electric water pump
> > (lighter weight even after a redundant instalation, less power consumed) in
> > our applications I have a question.
> >
> > I can find no discussion or anyone offering a simular product for oil 
> pumps.
> >
> > It would seem there is a direct correlation of advantage between the
> > Electric Water Pump (EWP) and an Electric Oil Pump EOP?
> >
> > Have I missed an offering of such a product or did i miss a pitfall?
> >
> > To clarify I do not mean "pre oilers".  I mean a full time EOP.
> >
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>
>--
>Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything
>Crossville, TN; Chapter 5
>Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T
>
>
>
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