Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c1) with ESMTP id 722441 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:43:19 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050209194056.OAKI1983.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:40:56 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Ellison, the missing piece Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:41:19 -0600 Message-ID: <000c01c50edf$53ff8e00$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C50EAD.09651E00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C50EAD.09651E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Isn't efficiency based on some kind of fuel consumption vs power output ratio. =20 =20 I guess it can be a measure of a number of things. I was thinking power = per cubic inch. =20 =20 But hey, considering everything I'm still really eager to fly with mine. = =20 Don't get me wrong. I'm not at all trying to talk you out of trying it. = I have no doubt that it will be simple to set up, and will run well. The = only question is how much power it will make. If you're careful about the = intake design, I'd bet that you'll have plenty of power to fly, but it just probably won't be as much power as you could make with an EFI = arrangement. =20 Cheers, Rusty (time to go unpack the hanger some more) ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C50EAD.09651E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Isn't efficiency based on some kind of fuel consumption vs power = output=20 ratio.  
 
I guess it=20 can be a measure of a number of things.  I was thinking power per = cubic=20 inch.      
 
But hey, considering everything I'm still really eager to fly with = mine.=20
 
Don't get me wrong.  I'm not at all trying to = talk you=20 out of trying it.  I have no doubt that it will be simple to = set up,=20 and will run well.  The only question is how much = power it will=20 make.  If you're careful about the intake design, I'd bet that = you'll have=20 plenty of power to fly, but it just probably won't be as much power = as you=20 could make with an EFI = arrangement.    
 
Cheers,
Rusty (time=20 to go unpack the hanger some = more)
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