X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:43:16 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da01.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.143] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5676926 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:34:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.143; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.203]) by imr-da01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q6PCY5Zp015751 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:34:05 -0400 Received: from core-mtb002a.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-mtb002.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.234.197]) by mtaomg-db05.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id D8705E00008F for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:34:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <645a.6f20e60c.3d4141bc@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:34:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [LML] New Turbine Engine - want HP and efficiency for your IVP? X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_645a.6f20e60c.3d4141bc_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 168 X-Originating-IP: [67.175.156.123] x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:370411136:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33cb500fe7bc0cf8 --part1_645a.6f20e60c.3d4141bc_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Not until they finish testing above 10,000 feet. Still gotta compress enough air to a high enough pressure. Grayhawk In a message dated 7/25/2012 7:09:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time, frederickmoreno@bigpond.com writes: Have a look at this _http://www.red-aircraft.com/projects/flight-tests/_ (http://www.red-aircraft.com/projects/flight-tests/) And these specs: _http://www.red-aircraft.com/engines/red-a03-v12/_ (http://www.red-aircraft.com/engines/red-a03-v12/) Best efficiency is about 0.344 lbs/hp hour at 400 hp. A quick set of calculations show that 400 HP would burn about 21 gph of jet fuel and yield about 322 knots compared to TSIO 550 at 75% that started at 280 knots. Ready to flip out your checkbook?? Fred -------Original Message------- With this kind of engine in the pipeline, _http://www.aopa.org/oshkosh/2012/news/120723cessna-unveils-turbodiesel-182. html_ (http://www.aopa.org/oshkosh/2012/news/120723cessna-unveils-turbodiesel-182.html) 240HP turbines sucking 28-32 gph are going to have a marketing problem. Wolfgang ____________________________________ --part1_645a.6f20e60c.3d4141bc_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Not until they finish testing above 10,000 feet. Still gotta com= press=20 enough air to a high enough pressure.

Grayhawk

In a message dated 7/25/2012 7:09:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 frederickmoreno@bigpond.com writes:

Have a look at this

http://= www.red-aircraft.com/projects/flight-tests/

And these specs:

http://ww= w.red-aircraft.com/engines/red-a03-v12/ =20 Best efficiency is about 0.344 lbs/hp hour at 400 hp.

A quick set of calculations show that 400 HP would burn about&= nbsp;=20 21 gph of jet fuel and yield about 322 knots compared to TSIO 550 a= t 75%=20 that started at 280 knots.

Ready to flip out your checkbook??

Fred

-------Original Message-------

With this kind of engine in the pipeline,

http://www.aopa.org/oshkosh/2012/news/120723cessna-un= veils-turbodiesel-182.html

240HP turbines sucking 28-32 gph are going to have a marketing= =20 problem.

Wolfgang

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