X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from m12.lax.untd.com ([64.136.30.75] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with SMTP id 1123325 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 22 May 2006 11:07:37 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.136.30.75; envelope-from=alwick@juno.com Received: from m12.lax.untd.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by m12.lax.untd.com with SMTP id AABCHDW42AL8BHQS for (sender ); Mon, 22 May 2006 08:06:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from alwick@juno.com) by m12.lax.untd.com (jqueuemail) id LQYY5GJD; Mon, 22 May 2006 08:05:26 PDT To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 08:04:51 -0700 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rationalization was [FlyRotary] Re: Questions from a potential rotaryphile Message-ID: <20060522.080500.3288.6.alwick@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=--__JNP_000_7586.2a08.35bd X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 8-6,10,14,16-24,26,30-32767 From: al p wick X-ContentStamp: 5:2:3145672132 X-MAIL-INFO:396e6ed727ebe77ace1b47d77f470aab17c71e476afa8acb276a1ec76a0e6a8ea34b8b6b6eead70bd75f270f0acf7b0f7aeb024bf3c3571be72b7b473ea74343932f23bae3fb4bba8f6337ef8aa7ef37 X-UNTD-OriginStamp: L941HVjjYzDhN3itp//mkHn9KJAcm/TnFD9hywuzG57WRhIRleOfHA== X-UNTD-Peer-Info: 127.0.0.1|localhost|m12.lax.untd.com|alwick@juno.com This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_7586.2a08.35bd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed, you may want to reread the article. They weighed all the planes, added ballast to the light ones to equal things out, then all flew same speed, altitude on long cross country. The reported fuel use differences were real. Only points they didn't consider was the fact that both rotaries were burning 87 octane instead of 100LL. I don't know the difference in energy per gallon, but there sure is a difference in $. So if they compared cost for the trip, rotary would win. It would have been nice if the author had compared the operating expense difference, but in all fairness, pilots tend to think in terms of GPH. -al wick Artificial intelligence in cockpit, Cozy IV powered by stock Subaru 2.5 N9032U 200+ hours on engine/airframe from Portland, Oregon Prop construct, Subaru install, Risk assessment, Glass panel design info: http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html On Mon, 22 May 2006 09:16:20 -0400 "Ed Anderson" writes: Even the Aviation Sport article supports that conclusion, even if they did dwell on the fuel burn (and Noise {:>),being higher. Well of course, the fuel consumption was higher - it was producing more power and beating the lycoming power RV-8. ----__JNP_000_7586.2a08.35bd Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Ed, you may want to reread the article. They weighed all the planes, = added=20 ballast to the light ones to equal things out, then all flew same speed,=20 altitude on long cross country. The reported fuel use differences were= =20 real.
Only points they didn't consider was the fact that both rotaries were= =20 burning 87 octane instead of 100LL. I don't know the difference in energy = per=20 gallon, but there sure is a difference in $. So if they compared cost for = the=20 trip, rotary would win.
It would have been nice if the author had compared the operating = expense=20 difference, but in all fairness, pilots tend to think in terms of GPH.

-al wick
Artificial intelligence in cockpit, Cozy IV powered by= =20 stock Subaru 2.5
N9032U 200+ hours on engine/airframe from Portland,=20 Oregon
Prop construct, Subaru install, Risk assessment, Glass panel = design=20 info:
http:= //www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html
 
On Mon, 22 May 2006 09:16:20 -0400 "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>= =20 writes:
 Even the Aviation Sport = article=20 supports that conclusion, even if they did dwell on the fuel burn (= and=20 Noise {:>),being higher.  Well of course, the  fuel=20 consumption was higher - it was producing more power and beating the = lycoming=20 power RV-8. 
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