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 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1000445 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:11:17 -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 with ESMTP id <20050613171029.GBQT28298.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm57aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:10:29 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm57aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050613171028.HEIK25470.ibm57aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:10:28 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: normalized supercharger? Was Re: Is common sense dead (rant mode on) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:10:30 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c5703a$cd5f8310$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C57010.E4897B10" 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_0001_01C57010.E4897B10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable check up on the Whipple-charger/KenneBell(for Fords)/Lysholm - they are = all the same just different licence takers from Lysholm (I think......). Very high efficiency - up to a certain boost level a intercooler is not required. As far as I understand you will have not any boost-pressure problems = that would need a wastegate. It is a pricey choice though.... =20 Thomas J.=20 =20 Hi Thomas, =20 Thanks for the info. Right now, this is all back-burner thought for me, since I'm working on the Kolb at the moment. Eventually, I'll get back = to the RV-3, but I figure I'll fly it like it is for a while, and hope I = can live with the lackluster 2500 fpm climb :-) =20 I didn't look at any of more traditional type blowers, because I didn't think they would ever fit. I didn't find any sizes on the pages you = quoted, but the Eaton unit is really much smaller than I imagined. Now that I = think about it, my old supercharged MR-2 had a pretty compact blower as well. Hmmm. =20 =20 I also notice that (I'm spending too much time on this) GM used an Eaton blower on their 3.8 liter engines for a while. These seem to be = available pretty cheap. I wonder if they turn the right direction. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (also trying to resist buying a Dynon D10A)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C57010.E4897B10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
check up on the Whipple-charger/KenneBell(for=20 Fords)/Lysholm - they are all the same just different licence takers = from=20 Lysholm (I think......).
Very high efficiency - up to a certain boost = level a=20 intercooler is not required.
As far as I understand you will have not any=20 boost-pressure problems that would need a wastegate.
It is a pricey choice though....
 
Thomas J. 
 
Hi Thomas,
 
Thanks=20 for the info.  Right now, this is all back-burner thought = for me,=20 since I'm working on the Kolb at the moment.  Eventually, I'll = get=20 back to the RV-3, but I figure I'll fly it like it is for a = while, and=20 hope I can live with the lackluster 2500 fpm climb=20 :-)
 
I=20 didn't look at any of more traditional type blowers, because I = didn't think=20 they would ever fit.  I didn't find any sizes on the = pages you=20 quoted, but the Eaton unit is really much smaller than I = imagined. =20 Now that I think about it, my old supercharged MR-2 had a pretty = compact=20 blower as well.  Hmmm.  
 
I also=20 notice that (I'm spending too much time on this) GM used an Eaton = blower on=20 their 3.8 liter engines for a while.  These seem to be available = pretty=20 cheap.  I wonder if they turn the right=20 direction.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (also trying to resist buying a Dynon = D10A) 
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