X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-pz0-f52.google.com ([209.85.210.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTPS id 5544362 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 May 2012 22:33:16 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.210.52; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by dano14 with SMTP id o14so299421dan.25 for ; Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:41 -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=BefSZOHujCcRDHQqTzFej/9pntYDiUeXGXOdYP/ho48=; b=XRkqVdq9oEKbD4JITf5mT7QQGvfaJwqGw+zq6lrGbU87c4MJ426NNdZvyWJqKQK3E6 PJxgr3GfrT/iLe8QmJ3sgDyc56UFwkZQqOHpT7DUs5CVg4sOMXRGGDPger/cnUrUUbxS 8Ust3+CguoMzbZXr9HCPJ+oGHbl74m7KvjO3xhOy81EDoQRjFCKHNV8AkHUztTV8J7Yx k2eD2SwKJbrHnlvwfW0FoXKe2tzrpX+eTHON4UXklQKTzXnP/mWuXcQwvMPSlartdZHD yFEFhmZ/IzB8AMimFt/6Okydk9GHBAgYShqrzH62G6hdN4YhbLTEYrrgJVkHQYpVEgfT YyQA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.223.67 with SMTP id qs3mr11485227pbc.142.1337135560708; Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.68.16.68 with HTTP; Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:40 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: The Rotary Sure Does Make Good Smoke From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b2e07131cd07604c01e2298 --047d7b2e07131cd07604c01e2298 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 That would clog the injector in about a second. Mineral Oil of various sorts is used. Dave On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Mark Steitle wrote: > 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 >>> >> >> >> > -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net --047d7b2e07131cd07604c01e2298 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That would clog the injector in about a second. =A0

Mine= ral Oil of various sorts is used.

Dave

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Mark Steitle <mst= eitle@gmail.com> wrote:
Dave,

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

Mark S. =A0
<= div class=3D"h5">

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:37 PM, David L= eonard <wdleonard@gmail.com> 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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Archive and UnSub: =A0 h= ttp://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html






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