From: "Perry Mick" <pjmick@mail.viclink.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] FD Rad Cooling Capacity was Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine.
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 14:43:54 -0800
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On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 09:14:06 +1100, peon wrote
> Hi Guys,
> 
> On 4 Feb 2004, at 1:39, Finn Lassen wrote:
> 
> > Russell Duffy wrote:
> > 
> SNIP>>
> 
> .  The radiator in the car would be too small for aircraft use. 
> > > Some people are using a large aftermarket radiator, though 
> most are
> > > using air conditioner evaporator cores.  
> > >  
> 
> Hmmmmmm, ... I was discussing this the other day with "Wally 
> the muddle headed wombat"  and we were just pondering why on 
> earth an FD radiator wouldn't cool a 13B turbo in an aircraft?
> 
> It goes without saying that providing of course, you fed it 
> sufficient air in a properly designed dukt - that man at that "other 
> place" knows how to do it - he's been preaching it for years - nice 
> big thin rads).  
> 
> Wally reasoned that as they seem to work OK on 300 + neddie 
> ekranoplans (aka porsche beating FD RX7's) down Conrod straight 
> at Bathurst (130 - 140 + MPH,  albeit in ground effect),  they 
> should work in an "ordinary" aircraft as well.  
> 
> They also seem to work OK at idle and heavy traffic, even on our 
> hottest Sydney daze.  Only downside is that the plastic header 
> tanks are known to split,  which can be interesting!  So can you 
> please enlighten us??
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Leon
> (aka The Rotary Duck - ordinary ducks just go "quack,  quack" - 
> this one's a bit "daffy").
> 
Actually my rad is much smaller than the one in the car. It is a sprint car 
rad. Certainly wouldn't cool a turbo-engine though!

Perry