Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 08:46:11 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [68.89.254.181] (HELO sdf1.mail.taturbo.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 760148 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:46:10 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.89.254.181; envelope-from=gwbraly@gami.com content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6487.1 Subject: RE: [LML] Re: FADEC Rough idle explanation X-Original-Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:53:36 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: FADEC Rough idle explanation Thread-Index: AcUbr/wB/uagSzVVQBGDDKPrAX2AwAAC9Zpw From: "George Braly" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" >>These engines are notoriously hard to start . . << Surely you are not serious? In 40 years and well over 10,000 hours of TCM engine operation, I have = never failed to get a TCM engine to start. Not once. >> . . . but no mechanical system can ever match a computer-controlled closed-loop system that individually adjusts the mixture to every cylinder on every power stroke.<< I think you would be surprised to find that data reflects the cylinder = to cylinder F/A ratio uniformity of the mechanical systems is every bit = as good as the computer controlled systems. The truly significant advantage of the pulse modulated port fuel = injection systems is that the engine runs better during the critical = long duration portion of the aircraft operating cycle known as "taxi". Regards, George =20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.843 / Virus Database: 573 - Release Date: 1/24/2005 =20