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Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 20:38:58 -0600
From: Bob White <bob@bob-white.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New Info on Tracy's Renesis Engine conversion
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Sorry, I didn't mean to send the photo until I have permission from the
person who made the manifold.  If he gives me the go ahead, I will send
more information.  It's aluminum.

Bob White


On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 20:16:28 -0600
"Alex Madsen" <madsena@rose-hulman.edu> wrote:

> Hi Bob,
> I said it was similar, not the same. I am curious where you got that
> picture from. It looks like a nice manifold.
> 
> Alex Madsen
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
> On Behalf Of Bob White
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 6:09 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New Info on Tracy's Renesis Engine conversion
> 
> Hi Alex,
> 
> Is that really the same as Tracy's intake?  It looks like the tubes
> extending into the plenum is an integral part of his idea.
> 
> If it works, maybe Tracy will explain it to us.
> 
> Bob White
> 
> On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 16:38:50 -0600
> "Alex Madsen" <madsena@rose-hulman.edu> wrote:
> 
> > There are finally pictures of Tracy's new intake manifold design. I
> > have been thinking about a similar design in the past few weeks.  It
> > is a simple construction that could be made as a single part with
> > carbon filbert.  I got the idea for this type of manifold from
> > http://www.advancedinductionresearch.com/ when I was researching CF
> > intake manifolds. Attached is a conceptual drawing I did a few weeks
> > ago. I am very busy finishing my project at work and I will not have
> > much time to work on manifolds for 3 weeks. After that I would have
> > lots of free time and I will have access to schools machine shop.   
> >  
> >  
> > Alex Madsen
> >  
> >  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
> > On Behalf Of Ed Anderson
> > Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 1:02 PM
> > To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] New Info on Tracy's Renesis Engine conversion
> >  
> > For those of you interested, Tracy or rather Laura has some new info
> > posted on the progress of the Renesis engine swap.
> >  
> > http://www.rotaryaviation.com/renesis_engine.htm
> >  
> > Note that Tracy is now using the Streamline duct (Bell shaped) for
> > his radiator and correctly points out that folks often make the
> > mistake of curving the duct outward in that location - just the
> > opposite of what you need to do.
> >  
> > Ed
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > Ed Anderson
> > RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> > Matthews, NC
> > 
> 
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