X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:58:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pb0-f52.google.com ([209.85.160.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTPS id 5737285 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:53:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.52; envelope-from=billhogarty@gmail.com Received: by pbcxa7 with SMTP id xa7so3558004pbc.25 for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:52:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.68.222.102 with SMTP id ql6mr13792264pbc.72.1346367145063; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:52:25 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.3] (139.sub-166-250-34.myvzw.com. [166.250.34.139]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id gf7sm2289073pbc.65.2012.08.30.15.52.23 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:52:24 -0700 (PDT) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Original-Message-Id: <2C374273-CC59-4869-BD6A-49C11B2518DE@gmail.com> X-Original-Cc: "lml@lancaironline.net" X-Mailer: iPad Mail (9B206) From: Bill Hogarty Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Nutating-Disk-Engine X-Original-Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:52:26 -0700 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List On Aug 30, 2012, at 10:13 AM, Ted Noel wrote: > I watched the video. They claim 0.5 pounds per hp per hour. Since our pist= on engines are typically in the 0.4-0.45 range, it's not as efficient. It ma= kes around 2 hp per pound, so it's a lot lighter than piston engines. They a= re also looking at Jet A fuel, so it may do somewhat better. Instering... >=20 > Ted Noel > N540TF >=20 > On 8/29/2012 3:49 PM, Greenbacks, UnLtd. wrote: >> There are so many new ideas for engines to replace the good ole piston en= gine, but almost none of them ever make it into production. The ancient pis= ton rules. Here is another one of those new engine ideas which seem to have= several significant advantages over piston engines (No one usually lists th= e disadvantages). This one can be compression ignition, 2 to 4 times the po= wer to weight, multifuel including JP8, more efficient, far less vibration, l= ess complex, and can be self supercharged. You are going to like this one. >>=20 >>=20 >> http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Nutating-Disk-Engine-Delivers-H >> -- >> For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.ht= ml >>=20 >>=20 >=20 >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.htm= l