Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #6774
From: Haywire <haywire@telus.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Consumption Questions
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:09:51 -0800
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Hi Greg;
I think you are mistakenly believing that NA means carbureted. It means
Naturally Aspirated (or normally aspirated) or in other words - not
turbocharged. Most installations are currently fuel injected and I would
guess that most of those use Tracy's EC2 injection/ignition controller.
There are a few turbo installations in progress and I think that besides
myself there are a few others flying.
There are a few carb installations flying as well. Finn? Peter?

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On
> Behalf Of Greg Fuess
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:20 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Consumption Questions
>
>
> Thanks Tommy,
>
> Those sound like great numbers.  Could you tell me what the PSRU ratio is?
> Also, what your air/fuel ratio was?  Ed's spreadsheet indicates that at
> 5,500' at 5,000 rpm, a NA 13B fuel burn would be about 10.8 gph.  Is your
> power plant a NA 13B or is it fuel injected?
>
> Along these lines, is anyone using fuel injection on their rotary?  If so
> why, if not why not?  Similar question for electronic ignition.
> These seem
> like no brainer type installations, but I notice that there are
> significant
> numbers of NA 13B's flying, so obviously I am missing something.
>
> Appreciate the report and look forward to more information.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
> Behalf Of Tommy James
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:54 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Consumption Questions
>
> Hi Greg,
> Today, In Glastar N78TP, GTW of 1800lbs., I flew 500nm at 110kts
> TAS, 5500',
> 5000 rpm and burned 8 gph.  Top speed was about 130kts at 5400 (downhill).
> Actually this was the first cross country in 30 years, so I took
> it easy on
> everything just to get home. :-)
> Regards, Tommy James<><
>
> What kind of fuel burn are you guys experiencing that are flying
> your 13Bs?
> Appreciate any and all thoughts.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Greg Fuess
>
>
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