X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from EXHUB003-2.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTPS id 3871553 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:10:11 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.74.29; envelope-from=jwhaley@datacast.com Received: from EXVMBX003-5.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.45]) by EXHUB003-2.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.29]) with mapi; Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:09:36 -0700 From: Jeff Whaley To: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:10:18 -0700 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Aussie Muffler ... was Quiet is Deafening Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Aussie Muffler ... was Quiet is Deafening Thread-Index: AcpC0Co6xJgnCsI7RsWdnDKQdWHXAQAArcaA 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_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E015365176987EXVMBX0035e_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E015365176987EXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, as in how long did his muffler last? At what hp loss if any? Jeff From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Bill Monroe Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 3:48 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet is Deafening OMG that thing *IS* quiet! We must know more..... From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Bill Bradburry Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:13 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet is Deafening If you want to have a quiet rotary powered plane, you need to get someone = in Australia to talk with Ian Beadle to see what he has done with his RV6 p= owered with a Renesis. This plane is quiet! I don't know where Bindoon is located.... Bindoon Western Australia Melanie takes flight in Ian Beadle RX8 rotary eng= ine powered RV6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DuZ4NqGv6SwQ&feature=3Drelated Bill B ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Mark Steitle Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:36 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet is Deafening Kelly, You just need to fly at Mach 1 so you stay ahead of the sound. ;-) Can anyone report on the effectiveness of the tangential muffler in actual = real world situations? (As I recall Al G. is running a tangential muffler = on his Velocity.) I ask because I'm in the process of building one for my = Lancair with the hopes that it will work better than the DNA muffler that I= 'm currently running. I think it will work better at reducing the noise le= vel in the cabin, but at what cost to power? Hopefully, this will save me = the cost of a new Zulu ANR headset. Comments appreciated. Mark S. On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Mike Wills > wrote: Kelly, If you think the quiet is deafening go fly behind a rotary - now thats dea= fening! Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly Troyer To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:15 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Quiet is Deafening Anyone out there ??.....................<:) -- Kelly Troyer "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold -------------- Original message from "Patrick Panzera" >: -------------- Hey gang! I came across a rare find this weekend. Any serious rotorhead will certainly appreciate this. Bluelines from 1973 of the General Motors Wankel Rotary engine. I just put them up on eBay http://tinyurl.com/GM-Rotary-drawings Pat --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E015365176987EXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Yes, as in how long did his muffler last? At what hp loss if any?

Jeff

 

From: Rotary motors= in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Monr= oe
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 3:48 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet is Deafening

 

OMG  that thing *IS* quiet!

 

We must know more…..

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Bradburry
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:13 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet is Deafening

 

 If you want to have a= quiet rotary powered plane, you need to get someone in Australia to talk with Ian Beadle to see what he has done with his RV6 powered with a Renesis.

This plane is quiet!  = I don’t know where Bindoon is located….

 

<= span lang=3DEN style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bindoo= n Western Australia Melanie takes flight in Ian Beadle RX8 rotary engine powe= red RV6

<= span lang=3DEN style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&= nbsp;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DuZ4NqGv6SwQ&feature=3Drelated

 

Bill B

 

 

From: Rotary motors= in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Stei= tle
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:36 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet is Deafening

Kelly,

 

You just need to fly at Mac= h 1 so you stay ahead of the sound.  ;-)

 

Can anyone report on the effectiveness of the tangential muffler in actual real world situations?&nb= sp; (As I recall Al G. is running a tangential muffler on his Velocity.)  = I ask because I'm in the process of building one for my Lancair with the hope= s that it will work better than the DNA muffler that I'm currently running.&n= bsp; I think it will work better at reducing the noise level in the cabin, but a= t what cost to power?  Hopefully, this will save me the cost of a new Zu= lu ANR headset.  Comments appreciated.

 

Mark S.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:= 01 PM, Mike Wills <rv-4mike@cox.net> wrote:

Kelly,

 

 If you think the quiet is deafening= go fly behind a rotary - now thats deafening!

 

Mike Wills

RV-4 N144MW

----- Original Message ----- <= /span>

Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:15 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Quiet is Deafening

 

Anyone out there ??.....................<:)

--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold

 

-------------- Original message from "Patrick Panzera" <panzera@experimental-aviation.com>: --------------=

Hey gang!

 

I came across a rare find this weekend.

Any serious rotorhead will certainly appreciate this.

 

Bluelines from 1973 of the General Motors Wankel Rotary engine.=

 

I just put them up on eBay

 

http://tinyurl.com/GM-Rotary-drawings

 

Pat

 

 

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