X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 866638 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:26:44 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j3CKPvLw026684 for ; Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:25:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001801c53f9d$d7e3c0d0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Air Cleaners-Screens (was Re: Latest on the Motor Trouble Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:26:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C53F7C.50A74040" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C53F7C.50A74040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Where in heavens name do you fly, Jim? That many bugs I want to say = away from {:>). They would likely dimple and distort the leading edge = causing a total disruption of airflow and then a spiraling descent = -well, you get the idea. Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James Maher=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 4:21 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Air Cleaners-Screens (was Re: Latest on the = Motor Trouble One situation that I can think of, that is very likely to occur would = be flying into a swarm of bugs. Even a coarse screen such as Al has = installed could easily become clogged with dead bugs choking off all intake air and = causing the engine to stop running. That swarm of bugs without the = screen would in all likelyhood be ingested and spit out through the = exhaust without so much as a hiccup by the engine. Just playing devils = advocate. :o) Jim Jerry Hey wrote: snip This is kind of a weird=20 topic to me as I can't think of any reason to not protect the engine = with a filter. snip ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C53F7C.50A74040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Where in heavens name do you fly, = Jim?  That=20 many bugs I want to say away from {:>).  They would likely = dimple and=20 distort the leading edge causing a total disruption of airflow and = then a=20 spiraling descent -well, you get the idea.
 
 
 
Ed A
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 James=20 Maher
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 = 4:21=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Air=20 Cleaners-Screens (was Re: Latest on the Motor Trouble

One situation that I can think of, that is very likely to occur = would be=20 flying into a swarm of bugs. Even a coarse screen such as Al has = installed=20 could
easily become clogged with dead bugs choking off all intake air = and=20 causing the engine to stop running. That swarm of bugs without the = screen=20 would in all likelyhood be ingested and spit out through the exhaust = without=20 so much as a hiccup by the engine. Just playing devils advocate. = :o)
Jim

Jerry Hey <jerryhey@earthlink.net> = wrote:

snip

This is kind of a weird
topic to me as I can't think of any = reason to=20 not protect the engine
with a filter.

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