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From: "George Lendich" <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:20:14 +1000
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> Not such a new idea, Michael, but a good one nonetheless.  I've got a
buddy here with a Quickie that uses this technique.  The air comes in and
has to travel around a radius under the cowl.  The engine picks up air from
inside the radius, and the extra exits at the rear of the curve through an
opening that blows across the engine.
>
> I have enough room that I'll use the technique that Chrysler used in my
Dakota pick-up.  The air comes into a large box, with a large, flat, pleated
filter covering the top.  Air comes into the box and slows down.  Heavy
stuff drops to the bottom, and engine air get sucked out the top.  I have to
vacuum a few tablespoons of sand out of the box whenever I change the
filter, and I don't do any off-roading.

I would have thought the filter would have picked it all up - is it a fairly
porous filter? OR am I not understanding?
George ( down under)