Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #23279
From: Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Two Engines In One?
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 13:53:33 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
<... is there a big performance hit for doing something like this ...>
Perhaps Ed could shed some light on this, he being the high time single rotor guy on the list.

Joe Hull wrote:
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Rusty said:

>You could certainly do that, but a two rotor engine running on one rotor is supposed to be so rough that you might shut it down just to keep from >having to put up with it.  

 

In an emergency – trying to stretch a glide – or turn back to the field I just left – I’ll put up with a little or a lot of shaking. As we’ve all said before – anything is better than nothing if it helps keep you in the air longer. Even if you have to do the “turn it on – turn it off” routine that Ken did to limp to safety.

 

Still – is there a big performance hit for doing something like this?

 

Joe Hull

Bellevue (Seattle), Washington

Cozy MkIV #991 (working on Engine & Electrical & Finishing)

http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/JoeHull/index.html

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