X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from EXHUB003-4.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.111] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTPS id 3552709 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:38:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.74.111; envelope-from=jwhaley@datacast.com Received: from EXVMBX003-5.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.45]) by EXHUB003-4.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.111]) with mapi; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:37:36 -0700 From: Jeff Whaley To: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:37:35 -0700 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Alternator (Off topic) Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Alternator (Off topic) Thread-Index: AcmolF+zJDuSOwsIS9WvLF+OQpNzkQAHD2Tg Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0ED14975DDDCEXVMBX0035exc_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0ED14975DDDCEXVMBX0035exc_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Leaving your headlights on during the day decreases gas mileage ... because= they collect more bugs, destroying your Ford's aerodynamic efficiency. LOL Jeff From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Ben Baltrusaitis Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:09 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Alternator (Off topic) Since it's quiet: When I was a kid a guy at the parts store demonstrated to my Dad that when = electrical power was needed, a generator put a load on the engine. After th= at, my Dad was careful not to run lights, radio, heater fan, or other non-e= ssentials when he was trying to get good gas mileage. I have continued that tradition, however, I have seen it stated that electr= ical draw on an alternator doesn't increase the mechanical load. When low on fuel will it help to turn off electrical components not needed = for flight? Is it true of an alternator; an electrical power demand doesn't cause an in= creased mechanical load? Or, does keeping headlights on during the day decrease gas mileage? Thanks! Ben --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0ED14975DDDCEXVMBX0035exc_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Leaving your headlights on during the day decreases gas mile= age … because they collect more bugs, destroying your Ford’s aerodynamic ef= ficiency. LOL

Jeff

From: Rotary motors= in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ben Baltrusaitis
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:09 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Alternator (Off topic)

Since it's quiet:

When I was a kid a guy at the parts store demonstrated to my = Dad that when electrical power was needed, a generator put a load on the engine= . After that, my Dad was careful not to run lights, radio, heater fan, or oth= er non-essentials when he was trying to get good gas mileage.

I have continued that tradition, however, I have seen it stat= ed that electrical draw on an alternator doesn't increase the mechanical load.=

When low on fuel will it help to turn off electrical componen= ts not needed for flight?

Is it true of an alternator; an electrical power demand doesn= 't cause an increased mechanical load?

Or, does keeping headlights on during the day decrease gas mi= leage?

Thanks!

Ben

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