X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c2) with ESMTP id 713427 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Sep 2005 18:55:09 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050906225424.JUJO25894.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 18:54:24 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050906225424.EOFZ18052.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 18:54:24 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Alternative fuel Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:54:24 -0500 Message-ID: <00d301c5b335$ed79aca0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D4_01C5B30C.04A3A4A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D4_01C5B30C.04A3A4A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A gallon of ethanol has an energy content of 83,333 BTU. A gallon of gasoline has 123,222 BTU of energy (varies a bit by octane). So = gasoline has an approx 48 % advantage in energy. So assuming an engine was = equally efficient on either fuel (which as you point out they are not likely to = be), you could produce more power and fly further|Faster on gallon of = gasoline than a gallon of ehtanol. =20 =20 Hi Ed, =20 I officially predict that you'll go looking for Saab info right after = you read this: http://www.age85.org/PressReleases/Detail.cfm?Ap=3D6 =20 This isn't going to be another one of those MAP things is it :-) =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (stirring up trouble again) =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00D4_01C5B30C.04A3A4A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
A gallon of ethanol has an energy content of = 83,333=20 BTU.  A gallon of gasoline has 123,222 BTU of energy  (varies = a bit by=20 octane).  So gasoline has an approx 48 % advantage in energy.  = So=20 assuming an engine was equally efficient on either fuel (which as you = point out=20 they are not likely to be), you could produce more power and fly = further|Faster=20 on gallon of gasoline than a gallon of ehtanol.   
 
Hi=20 Ed,
 
I=20 officially predict that you'll go looking for Saab info right after you = read=20 this:
http://www.= age85.org/PressReleases/Detail.cfm?Ap=3D6
 
This isn't=20 going to be another one of those MAP things is it=20 :-)   
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (stirring up trouble again)
 
 
 
 
  
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