Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:52:42 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp.sti.net ([64.118.97.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 615476 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:14:44 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.118.97.8; envelope-from=naf@britevalley.com Received: from smtp02.sti.net (unverified [64.118.97.54]) by smtp.sti.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.17) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:14:08 -0800 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (dpc693574164.direcpc.com [69.35.74.164]) (authenticated (0 bits)) by smtp02.sti.net (8.12.9/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j0L0Duwd028686 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:14:05 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <41F04938.8000606@britevalley.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:13:44 -0800 From: Paul Nafziger User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IV-P continental detonation References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit George, I bow to the expert. Your data are undoubtedly better than my speculation. Naf Marvin Kaye wrote: > Posted for "George Braly" : > > > Naf, > > There are compressor maps for these compressors. > > I have looked at them. I would be surprised if they were anywhere > near the > area of instability delineated on the compressor maps. > > The only turbosupercharged piston engine installation that I have > ever heard > of having this problem is the L IVP aircraft. > > Regards, George > > > """ > I would suspect a compressor stall rather than the turbine. Most of my > exciting bangs in pure jets have been from the compressor stalling. > """ > > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/ > >