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Christopher
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---- Christopher Owens <rotary@cmowens.com> wrote:
Hi all,
Been lurking in this group for a while and thought it might be time
for a question of my own.
I've read through Tracy's exhaust adventures on his web site, in his
conversion guide, and in his Mazda Papers, and note that he's tried
just about every imaginable combination that would fit in his
aircraft. It seems that the underbody mounted solution is the one
that's seen the most use. And it probably works best given the
limited space inside the cowl of his aircraft.
But what if one is building an aircraft that has more space inside
the engine compartment? My friend and I will begin construction of a
pair of Barrows Bearhawk aircraft in pretty short order, and rotary
engines are likely in their future. There's a fair amount of space
inside the cowling of this aircraft after the engine goes in, the
best that I can tell. If space permits, is the tangential muffler
the better option for this installation? I've also considered seeing
if I could use the Racing Beat header and snake some curved tubing
around to meet some exhaust components inside the engine compartment
as well, but don't know if this is an effective solution too many
turns in the system for clean exhaust output. I'm still doing much
research in this regard.
Elden Yates just finished his rotary Bearhawk and is flying off
hours, as I understand it, but I haven't seen many photos of his
engine installation to see what fits and what doesn't. Perhaps I'll
be lucky enough to see it at Oshkosh one day.
Thanks and best regards,
Chris (digging through the archives for hints)
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