X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-bk0-f52.google.com ([209.85.214.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTPS id 5544337 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 May 2012 22:22:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.52; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by bkcjc3 with SMTP id jc3so160372bkc.25 for ; Tue, 15 May 2012 19:21:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=fQI9T3q3itBijbt6s5W/0Ig1QzGlphkVzcKBa0DKNlU=; b=dVRUSWoiGIdNwr75+NhXJlO7l8TqOqijNee8aPWcnucrROpAa3cDEI6HsWEg85TQbB XRzbEtJ2H7WXxNT3PZLSXcw2DzucISSRzwLr7oI5IbVOekAXY4O7lU5cjadve+c5YaWF AxZWTtxMV5i2DZV0p+1TcFTliLdhoMPvcR0Kuj2o0qmf38+bZsqEYtsvojsbvrqsF82T XAnukNVr8Ue7gvD7yWgpK4UYIrKf0y9Td3LouTaf7/3gAqn4eHJs+F6pnratJ/Hh6Kkf NxjuMBBZJqMzeG996yM6403DMa+Sj5EKf6nLOYF7d81tlJH9zNN96AX+ww+XVgrv4PGf wiHA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.151.200 with SMTP id d8mr479537bkw.82.1337134886239; Tue, 15 May 2012 19:21:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.205.23.142 with HTTP; Tue, 15 May 2012 19:21:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 21:21:26 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: The Rotary Sure Does Make Good Smoke From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175cba84e93cd304c01df9df --0015175cba84e93cd304c01df9df Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dave, So, that's what you do with your old drain oil. Mark S. On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:37 PM, David Leonard wrote: > David, > > You can buy a system from companies like: > Smoking airplanes dot com > Or roll you own, which is what I did - duh, I rolled my own engine too. > You need: > A tank: I made mine out of aluminum tube and put it in the outboard > lightening holes in the wing. Holds 3 gallons. > A pump: I am using the standard, a la Tracy, fuel pump. Turns out it > pumps just the right amount (about a gallon a minute). It is light weight > and has a built-in check valve. I mounted it in the wing root. > An Injector: I made one out of SS tube, flared at one end the welded over > at the other. Then I started drilling small holes in it until it flowed > about 1gal/min with the chosen pump. > > Then just work out the switching and plumbing. I love mine, 7lbs dry. > Cost less and weighs less than smoking airplanes'. Always stays installed > and does not eat up baggage area or stink like oil. Only problem is that > if I roll too fast, all the oil flows outboard and I get a gap in my smoke. > > -- > David Leonard > > Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY > http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net > http://RotaryRoster.net > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 8:43 PM, wrote: > >> Dave, I am finishing an RV6A Rotary 13 brew ( first flight set for later >> this mth. ) will want smoke sys. later, how did you set that up, looks >> great. Thanks, David R Cook RV6A Rotary. Lansing MI >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"David Leonard" >> *To: *"Rotary motors in aircraft" >> *Sent: *Monday, May 14, 2012 7:43:58 PM >> *Subject: *[FlyRotary] The Rotary Sure Does Make Good Smoke >> >> >> I flew formation in the Hayward Air Fair this weekend. My smoke >> always looks better than the other guys. I think it is because of the >> rotary's hotter exhaust. I use about the same amount of oil as the >> other guys, but my smoke looks much better. Also, they have problems >> of unburnt oil getting on each other's canopies, but mine always burns >> completely. >> >> So, we got that going for us :-) >> >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WestCoast-FFI/attachments/folder/1309347361/item/406538000/view >> >> -- >> David Leonard >> >> Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY >> http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net >> http://RotaryRoster.net >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > > --0015175cba84e93cd304c01df9df Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dave,

So, that's what you do with your old drain oil= .

Mark S. =A0

On= Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:37 PM, David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com&g= t; wrote:
David,

You can buy a syst= em from companies like:
Smoking airplanes dot com
Or ro= ll you own, which is what I did - duh, I rolled my own engine too. =A0You n= eed:
A tank: I made mine out of aluminum tube and put it in the outboard li= ghtening holes in the wing. =A0Holds 3 gallons.
A pump: I am using the standard, a la Tracy, fuel pump. =A0Turns out i= t pumps just the right amount (about a gallon a minute). =A0It is light wei= ght and has a built-in check valve. =A0I mounted it in the wing root.
=
An Injector: I made one out of SS tube, flared at one end the welded over a= t the other. =A0Then I started drilling small holes in it until it flowed a= bout 1gal/min with the chosen pump.

Then just work= out the switching and plumbing. =A0I love mine, 7lbs dry. =A0Cost less and= weighs less than smoking airplanes'. =A0Always stays installed and doe= s not eat up baggage area or stink like oil. =A0Only problem is that if I r= oll too fast, all the oil flows outboard and I get a gap in my smoke.

--=A0
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VYhttp://N4VY.Rot= aryRoster.net
= http://RotaryRoster.net

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 8:43 PM, = <hoursaway1@comcast.net> wrote:
Dave, I am finishing a= n RV6A Rotary 13 brew ( first flight set for later this mth. )=A0will want = smoke sys. later, how did you set that up, looks great.=A0 Thanks,=A0 David= R Cook=A0 RV6A Rotary. Lansing MI

From: "David Leonard" <wdleonard@gmail.com>
To: "Ro= tary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 7:43:58 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary]= The Rotary Sure Does Make Good Smoke


I flew formation in = the Hayward Air Fair this weekend. =A0My smoke
always looks better than = the other guys. =A0I think it is because of the
rotary's hotter exhaust. =A0I use about the same amount of oil as theother guys, but my smoke looks much better. =A0Also, they have problemsof unburnt oil getting on each other's canopies, but mine always burn= s
completely.

So, we got that going for us =A0:-)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WestCoast= -FFI/attachments/folder/1309347361/item/406538000/view

--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net<= br>http://RotaryRoste= r.net

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Homepage: =A0http://www.flyrotary.com/
Archive and UnSub: =A0 h= ttp://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html



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