X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 950891 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 May 2005 08:47:16 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm57aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050520124631.KTGS2331.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm57aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Fri, 20 May 2005 08:46:31 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm57aec.bellsouth.net (InterMail vG.1.02.00.01 201-2136-104-101-20040929) with ESMTP id <20050520124630.VDQX23538.ibm57aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Fri, 20 May 2005 08:46:30 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: MAP measurement Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 07:46:48 -0500 Message-ID: <00d901c55d39$fd1ea450$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00DA_01C55D10.14489C50" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00DA_01C55D10.14489C50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable By Golly, I think you have it. I would be careful putting a hard pitot = that might get into your new engine. A simple small soft plastic line = inserted somewhere in your runner with a 45-60 degree camfer on the end will = measure most of the pressure we are trying to prove is there. Just make sure the largest opening in the cut off line is looking upstream at the incoming runner's air from the T/B.=20 =20 Hi Bernie, =20 I was already worrying about anything that might get into the engine. I probably don't need the pitot style probe full time, but rather just for some ground runs to prove whether the intake is behaving well. Once I = find that out, I could remove the pitot line, and just continue using the = normal MAP ports. I'll take a look at the situation next time I have the cowl = off, and see if there's a good way to temporarily set this up. =20 =20 are you going to make Slobvovia Flyin?=20 =20 I don't believe so. If I did go, it would only be for a few hours = Saturday, but it's a long shot at the moment. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00DA_01C55D10.14489C50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
By = Golly, I think=20 you have it.  I would be careful putting a hard pitot that = might get=20 into your new engine.  A simple small soft plastic line = inserted=20 somewhere in your runner with a 45-60 degree camfer on the end will = measure=20 most of the pressure we are trying to prove is there. Just make sure the = largest=20 opening in the cut off line is looking upstream at the incoming runner's = air=20 from the T/B. 
 
Hi=20 Bernie,
 
I was already worrying = about=20 anything that might get into the engine.  I probably don't need the = pitot=20 style probe full time, but rather just for some ground runs to=20 prove whether the intake is behaving well.  Once I find that = out, I=20 could remove the pitot line, and just continue using the normal MAP=20 ports.  I'll take a look at the situation next time I have the = cowl=20 off, and see if there's a good way to temporarily set this=20 up.  
 
are you going to make = Slobvovia=20 Flyin? 
 
I don't believe so.  If I did go, it = would only be=20 for a few hours Saturday, but it's a long shot at the moment. =20
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 
 
 
 
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