X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.248] (HELO qnsi-xch.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2191268 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:58:22 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.248; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: NSI subi cooling ... Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:00:06 -0600 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: NSI subi cooling ... Thread-Index: AcfLRv4DMfmnYuekQ/aERXyjf4E+CAAaGdcQ From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >=20 >> Bobby J. Hughes wrote: >>> What airframe is it? Glastar 2 place >>> What is the cruise speed? I think he said 130 knts\ 60% power >>> >>> What is the fuel burn at that speed? About 7 per hour. He also said=20 >>> he had plenty of engine left but the plane would not fly any faster. >> >> 7galx6lb per gal=3D42 lb/hr >> at .45 lb per hp/hr, 42/.45=3D93.3 hp (BSFC might not be that good) >> >> If the 60% is real, that's 155.5 max hp >> >> Thanks, >> >> Charlie >> > Additionally, Charlie, At 155 HP, the 700+ cubic inch radiator core=20 > should have no problem cooling it at all. >=20 > Ed >=20 Bingo! :-) He is obviously not using all of his engine. I was more puzzled by the radiator ducts and all the turns they make on the way to the radiator. I guess the subi's have minimal oil cooling needs so the little aluminum tube oil to water heat exchanger works well.=20 Bobby -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html