Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 381317 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:25:41 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from EDWARD (cpe-069-132-183-211.carolina.rr.com [69.132.183.211]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i7RJP9Pg024618 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:25:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <003201c48c6b$92ce9d20$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: another BUC??? Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:25:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002F_01C48C4A.0B8D61A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C48C4A.0B8D61A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] Re: another BUC???I Totally agree, Dave. 180 HP with = the best reciprocating engines with a BSFC of around 0.47 would required = Gph =3D 0.47*180/6.25 =3D 13.5 GPH almost twice what they claim. That's = the best they could be doing it more likely around 15 - 16 gph to get = 180 HP. Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: DaveLeonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 12:22 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: another BUC??? Wow, they really have some guts making outrageous claims like those!! = 200 mph indicated (180 hp) at 4000' on 7-8 gph is impossible, you cant = make horsepower without burning fuel. And they claim to be doing it = with that BUC. They also claim to have installed the 350 h.p. water = cooled car engine WITH 12 quarts of oil, 2 gal of "lifetime" coolant, a = PSRU and an AIR CONDITIONER for only 10 pounds more than a 180 h.p. air = cooled aircraft engine. Yea right! =20 Unless they are counting the fact that their cowl is so ugly that = mother earth is repelling it. :-) Dave Leonard BTW, whats with the X and the 8 on the tail. Please tell me that = it is not a renisis engine making that cowl.=20 Dave Leonard=20 Nah, it's an LS1 Corvette engine. The X & 8 on the tail form the = logo for Predator Aviation. A friend suggested I have a look. I just = gave the site a quick browse, but they are claiming some pretty = optimistic cruise # with fairly low fuel burn. Their $$$ is also pretty = high. You can check it out for yourself at = www.predatoraviation.com=20 S. Todd Bartrim=20 Turbo 13B=20 RX-9endurance=20 C-FSTB=20 http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm=20 "Imagination is more important than knowledge"=20 -Albert Einstein=20 ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C48C4A.0B8D61A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] Re: another BUC???
I Totally agree, Dave.  180 HP = with the best=20 reciprocating engines with a BSFC of around 0.47 would required Gph =3D=20 0.47*180/6.25 =3D 13.5 GPH almost twice what they claim.  That's = the best=20 they could be doing it more likely around 15 - 16 gph to get 180=20 HP.
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 DaveLeonard=20
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 = 12:22=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = another=20 BUC???

Wow, they really=20 have some guts making outrageous claims like those!!  200 mph = indicated=20 (180 hp) at 4000' on 7-8 gph is impossible, you cant make = horsepower=20 without burning fuel.  And they claim to be doing it with that = BUC. =20 They also claim to have installed the 350 h.p. water cooled car engine = WITH  12 quarts of oil, 2 gal of "lifetime" coolant, a=20 PSRU and an AIR CONDITIONER for only 10 pounds more than a = 180 h.p.=20 air cooled aircraft engine.  Yea right!  =
 
Unless they are=20 counting the fact that their cowl is so ugly that mother earth is = repelling=20 it.  :-)
 
Dave=20 Leonard

    BTW, whats with=20 the X and the 8 on the tail.  Please tell me that it is not a = renisis=20 engine making that cowl.

    Dave=20 Leonard

Nah, it's an LS1 = Corvette=20 engine. The X & 8 on the tail form the logo for Predator = Aviation. A=20 friend suggested I have a look. I just gave the site a quick browse, = but=20 they are claiming some pretty optimistic cruise # with fairly low = fuel burn.=20 Their $$$ is also pretty high.

        = You can check it out for yourself at=20 www.predatoraviation.com

S. Todd = Bartrim=20
Turbo = 13B=20
RX-9endurance=20
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.= net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm=20

        = "Imagination is more important than=20 knowledge"
       =20        =20        =20        =20         -Albert=20 Einstein =


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