X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp0.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTP id 3440879 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:45:17 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.56; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from main (dblt-74-209-35-223.gtcom.net [74.209.35.223]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37E2F1BF9A2 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:44:22 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <45F71CFB47EC48AA94940123142FAA17@main> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Heavy Fuel? Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:44:48 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C97D69.24114740" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C97D69.24114740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You are not a downer Tracy! That is the way it is. Somebody mentioned recently, forgot where, that Mistral stopped working = on the heavy fuel engine.=20 Richard Sohn N2071U ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 2:07 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Heavy Fuel? I liked the Experimenter ezine but the article on heavy fuel was a bit = lame. Yes, you can (with some difficulty) make a spark ignited heavy = fuel engine but so what? What does it get you? The efficiency is no = better, and the power is less. The fuel is more expensive. The military is interested in this for the purpose of fuel commonality = only. =20 Tracy (sorry to be a downer) On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Dale Rogers wrote: Hi all, I just read a somewhat interesting article in the new EAA electronic magazine, < http://eaa.org/experimenter/issues/ >. http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/articles/2009-01_engine.asp IIRC, the rotary has a bit of a reputation for being able to run on darned near anything that will burn (100 proof?). With direct injection - just after the intake ports are obscured - a realistic possibility, I wonder if the 13B couldn't be a star platform for a heavy fuel solution. Hmm, I've got an extra engine, and if I can ever get the "fly" engine on the airplane ... nah, just another distraction to keep me from finishing the COZY. After that? Dale R. COZY MkIV #0497 Ch. 12 complete. ~still~ on Ch. 13 :( -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.12/1911 - Release Date: = 1/23/2009 7:28 AM ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C97D69.24114740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
You are not a downer Tracy! That is the = way it=20 is.
 
Somebody mentioned recently, forgot = where, that=20 Mistral stopped working on the heavy fuel engine.
 
Richard Sohn
N2071U
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy=20 Crook
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 = 2:07=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Heavy=20 Fuel?

I liked the Experimenter ezine but the article on heavy = fuel=20 was a bit lame.  Yes, you can (with some difficulty) make a spark = ignited=20 heavy fuel engine but so what?  What does it get you?   = The=20 efficiency is no better, and the power is less.  The fuel is more = expensive.

The military is interested in this for the purpose = of fuel=20 commonality only.  

Tracy  (sorry to be a=20 downer)


On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Dale Rogers = <dale.r@cox.net>=20 wrote:
Hi=20 all,

 I just read a somewhat interesting article in the = new=20 EAA
electronic magazine, < http://eaa.org/experimenter/issues/ = >.

http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/articles/2009-01_engine.a= sp

 IIRC,=20 the rotary has a bit of a reputation for being able to
run on = darned near=20 anything that will burn (100 proof?).

 With direct = injection -=20 just after the intake ports are
obscured - a realistic = possibility, I=20 wonder if the 13B
couldn't be a star platform for a heavy fuel=20 solution.

 Hmm, I've got an extra engine, and if I can = ever get=20 the
"fly" engine on the airplane ... nah, just another = distraction
to=20 keep me from finishing the COZY.  After that?

Dale = R.
COZY=20 MkIV #0497
Ch. 12 complete.  ~still~ on Ch. 13 =  :(



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